49 Taboo Quotes for You to Enjoy

Taboo

American Musician

Born: Jul 14, 1975

About Black Me Music People You

We just love international music. We love the climate of that sound, it's that pulse that we just have to appreciate. Taboo

Love Music Pulse Sound Climate Just International Appreciate

I actually went to the frontline to be with my brothers at Standing Rock. Taboo

Brothers Rock Standing Actually

It's more about the music and doing good shows than it is about our ethnicities. We're not trying to label ourselves as the all-around universal ethnic group. It's not a gimmick. Taboo

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We want to be able to make our own songs and write our own arrangements. We want to incorporate the live sound so we can be free onstage and in the studio recording. That way we can come up with original and creative stuff. Taboo

I was the first Pea to have kids - you know how it is - I have three wonderful children, and when we talked about that time, and Fergie would say 'Tab, what is it like?' I always told her when the time is right, it's gonna happen for you, and God bless her, and I can't wait to see baby Ferg. Taboo

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At home, I'm daddy and a husband. There's no Superman's cape. I'm changing diapers, giving my kids baths, and coloring 'Angry Birds' and playing games with them. Taboo

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Let's face it - negativity sells records. Taboo

Face Negativity Records Sells

In L.A., we played rock venues because we had a band, which hip-hop venues couldn't accommodate. And within that, we created a show which we could put on in front of anybody. Taboo

Band Could Had Put Venues Because Within Rock Hip-Hop Accommodate Front Anybody Which Created Show Played

Just being in the industry that I'm in, you get people building up your ego - 'Oh, you guys are the best, you guys are gods.' So I started believing the hype - 'Yes, I am a god!' Taboo

I'm connected with my indigenous roots. Taboo

Indigenous Roots Connected

I was in a group called Pablo, while Will.i.am and apl.de.ap were a part of the Atban Klann. They signed to Ruthless Records with Easy-E. When Easy-E passed away in 1995 they changed their name to the Black Eyed Peas and asked me if I wanted to be a part of it. The rest is history. Taboo

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If we're going to be on this futuristic 3008 vibe, we need to step up our performance. Taboo

Our Futuristic Step Performance Up Going Vibe Need

I did something that's a no-no in the music industry. I cut my hair. For years, my hair was my stamp. 'Oh, that's the long-haired guy from the Black Eyed Peas.' But when I did it, it was like a breath of fresh air. Taboo

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Zumbao' is a word that is not commonly used in mainstream America or even mainstream Latino America. For me, I needed a word that describes me as a performer, as an artist and that is just me wilding out and being crazy. I'm Zumbao. Taboo

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I grew up listening to a lot of hiphop music and R'n'B. Bands like A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Big Daddy Kane, Boogie Down Productions, Cypress Hill, New Edition, Bob Marley, Prince, Stevie Wonder, and a lot of Spanish music. Taboo

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Black Eyed Peas music appealed to everybody and that's why we incorporated EDM influences, dance influences, house influences, and we mashed it up with the Black Eyed Pea melodic pop sensibility that still has bounce to it. Taboo

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