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Rza

American Musician

Born: Jul 5, 1969

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A wise man has to always listen to the peers he surrounds around himself. That's why you surround yourself with other smart people. Captain Kirk keep Mr. Spock right beside him. Rza

You Wise Man Wise Man Yourself People Smart Surround Yourself Other Peers Beside Kirk Spock He Smart People Him Himself Around Always Surround Surrounds Listen Captain Keep Why Right

An artist is made to entertain. That's their primary goal, to entertain you. But some artists record the moments of time. You wouldn't know what was happening in the '20s and '30s; you got to check the song or art. Rza

Art Time You Song Made Entertain Record Some Primary Primary Goal Check Know Got Goal Artist Artists Happening Moments

I became a vegetarian in 1995. I had some fried chicken, and my teeth hit the bone. My mind said, 'Dead bird, dead bird.' It didn't feel right, so I stopped. I kept eating fish until one day, in 1997, the chef brought my ginger-fried snapper with the head still on it. Rza

Day Bird Mind Bone Teeth One Day Some Eating Brought Had Vegetarian Head Feel Until Dead Became Chef Said Still Fish Fried Fried Chicken Chicken Hit Stopped Right Kept

I actually have eyes that irritate easily, so I wear the glasses to keep stuff out of my eyes. If you see me in shades indoors, you might be like, 'RZA is wearing shades inside. What the hell is going on?' I'm protecting my eyes, and I'm looking cool. Rza

Me You Eyes Glasses Looking Hell Easily Out Inside Wear See Wearing Shades Stuff Indoors Like Protecting Going Irritate Might Hell Is Cool Keep Actually

Art - the beautiful thing about art, from my standpoint, is that it has no discrimination. Rza

Beautiful Art About Beautiful Thing Discrimination Standpoint Thing

When you defeat somebody, you're not really defeating them: they're defeating themselves. Rza

You Somebody Defeat Them Themselves Really Defeating

'Rainy Dayz' and 'Glaciers of Ice,' those two songs - I mean, I just love those songs. Rza

Love Those Glaciers Songs Just Ice Mean Rainy Two

I'm me, and the me that's me is me and is going to continue to be me, and it's always reaching and growing. Rza

Me Reaching Always Continue Going Growing

I have a special style of frying tofu that even the most carnivorous meat-and-potatoes eaters enjoy. Rza

Style Enjoy Most Frying Special Even

When Def Jam wanted to sign Method Man, they wanted to sign Method Man and Old Dirty. And Old Dirty wanted to be on Def Jam - everybody, that was like the dream label. But if I had Old Dirty and Method Man on Def Jam, that's two key pieces going in the same direction, whereas there's other labels that needed to be infiltrated. Rza

I will say, for Wu-Tang, money wasn't the motivation, it was artistic domination. Rza

Money Will Say Motivation Domination Artistic

We think it's a blessing that we were able to bring our music to the world. That our music has not only inspired our communities but other communities. That's one of the greatest things an artist in any field could know: that you've touched the mind of another artist. Rza

Music You Blessing World Mind Field Think Other Our Our Music Able Touched Only Could Inspired Know Another Greatest Were Greatest Things Any Artist Communities Things Bring

The director can be a dictator, but it's not wise to be. You have to choose the days to be a dictator and the days to deal with diplomacy and democracy. Every great leader should know that, even a dictator. Tyrants get overthrown. Rza

Great Democracy You Wise Director Diplomacy Leader Every Tyrants Great Leader Days Know Deal Overthrown Dictator Get Should Choose Even

The way you have to think in chess is good for everyday thinking, really, especially for brothers in the urban community who never take that second look, never take that second thought. Rza

Good You Thought Community Think Thinking Everyday Way Brothers Take Never Never Take Look Chess Urban Really Who Second

I was definitely a big Run-DMC fan. Rza

Big Definitely Fan

I thought about doing '36 Chambers' on Broadway. Rza

Thought Broadway About Doing Chambers

A lot of people don't know this about Wu-Tang, it started from a focused mind. I was given total autonomy to do whatever I want with them... They agreed, to me, to be a dictator for five years. And in those five years, it's considered some of our best work. Rza

Work Best Me People Mind Whatever Our Considered Those Focused Total Best Work Some About Given Know Years Lot Dictator Five Want Autonomy Them Agreed Started

I'd love to make 10 to 12 films in my life. That's a lot of films, but it's doable. Rza

Life Love My Life Films Make Lot

I tell my sons, I say, if you're going somewhere, you don't have to wear a hoodie - we live in New York, so a hoodie and all that is all good. But sometimes, you know, button up your shirt. Clean up. Rza

If I'm a cop, and every time I see a young black youth - whether I watch them on TV, movies, or just see them hanging out - and they're not looking properly dressed, properly refined, you know, carrying himself, conducting himself proper hours of the day - things that a man does - you're going to have a certain fear and stereotype of them. Rza

Time Day You Man Youth Fear Black Looking Young Every Every Time Out TV Carrying TV Movies See Dressed Proper Properly Stereotype Hours Know Himself Does Refined Conducting Going Hanging Just Whether Movies Them Certain Cop Things Watch

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