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Tech N9ne

Profession : Musician

Birth : November 8, 1971

My mom and my aunties are really devout Christians. My mom married a Muslim when I was 12, so I got teachings from both sides and then other sides because I wanted to find out which way to go. So not only Christianity and Islam, but Confucianism, Shintoism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Judaism. I tried to read everything.

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The one question I would have for Donald Trump is inspired by his 'Make America Great Again' cap. I would ask him, 'When was America great? When did America not have an economic depression or a war?'

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I originally got my name after a gun because the way I rap; a gangster gave me the name in 1988.

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My uncles listened to rock and roll like Led Zeppelin. We had MTV, so I saw Adam Ant and Boy George and Def Leppard.

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Since I can remember, being different was always hard around normal people. That's just how it is, whether you have vitiligo, a deformity, or a different way of thinking or dressing. It's going to always be weird for normal people.

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I write from my heart, so everything I say, I say with force.

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I'm from Kansas City, Missouri. No one has to give a damn about my story.

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When I was signed to Quincy Jones before I went independent, he told me to rap what you know, and people will forever feel you. And I stuck to that, no matter how many people called me a devil worshiper, no matter how many people call me a cult leader. I stuck with rapping about what I know.

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Halloween is my favorite holiday. It's like my Christmas.

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Some people like the dark music I do. The dark music is my life; it isn't make believe.

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I've been around since 1985. When the Jordan shoe came out.

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When I have 7,000 people plus at Red Rock just for a show of mine, I think it's wonderful to get that many people to come see you.

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The master race, for real, is money. Money can buy you anything.

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Got so much to say, such little time.

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People on YouTube say they don't think people should mix genres. Those are the same people who don't think they should mix races. It's gonna always be that, but you can only pray that music can bring everybody together as one.

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Nnutthowze was a group I was in back when I wa,s like, 18, 19 maybe. It was DJ Icy Rock, my deceased friend Brian Dennis, the mastermind behind it, and a host of other cats.

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You have to distance yourself from hate, period.

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I take pride in lyrics. I take pride in music and staying on beat and being on key.

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I was always against starting the show with new material because the fans don't know it. They just look at you, and it's not explosive.

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It's difficult to stay relevant for many years, but I've somehow managed to do so. I'm honest and provocative.

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