M. Jackson Quotes

Joan Mitchell, Joan Baez, Judy Collins - that was my mom's era.

I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell's version of "A Case of You." My mom was a huge Joni Mitchell fan.

Initially, in starting to pick the songs for the live show, it was really a matter of picking songs that I loved over the years. As far as the album goes, it happened very naturally.

I'd love to be able to be invisible, because I like to eavesdrop.

People don't expect me to have a weird sense of humor, but I do. I'm very eccentric.

I have insomnia, and it's hard for me to sit still for a long time. My mind is always "tick, tick, tick."

I was a 12 year old kid in Northern Idaho listening to Billie Holiday and Lena Horne and Sarah Vaughan and Nat King Cole. This whole genre of music is a part of who I am.

I have huge legs, and I never show them - not because of false modesty, I'm just not comfortable.

My very first tattoo was for my dog, Zora, who died in my arms in New York. Right where her heart stopped beating I got a "Z".

I really like the melody "Red Wine Is Good For My Heart" and people respond to it. I decided to put it on the album.

I think I'll be going to Heaven, because I had good intentions. But my actions are another thing.

What I want to be is the best bad guy you've ever seen.

I've made so many mistakes, so many corrections. I'm so far from perfect so many imperfections. But I'm a go getta I get up and go get it, so if you preaching prosperity, i wanna hit it.

Your fears are a kind of prison that confines you within a limited range of action. The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live.

"Get Rich or Die Tryin". That's the universal struggle. When I say it it might seem a bit negative but if a working class person says it it means they're determined.

Actions may make you appear to be someone else, when people actually find out what you're doing.

I can't have a lot of people around me all the time. It really bugs me out that I have that many people. I need to be by myself.

I think it's easier for the general public to embrace me in a negative way. You have people who already have a perception of me that says I'm a bad person.

You know how a person is made for something? Eminem is made for hip-hop. The best rapper is a white man.

If you consider yourself a part of the culture, then finances can't allow you to be bigger than the actual art form.

When I put out my first mixtape, '50 Cent is the Future,' it was the first tape where an artist did the entire tape in song format.

The more my fans know about my past, the more they'll be able to predict and understand some of the moves I make in the future.

I get photobombed by the hottest people in the world.

I think it's impossible to actually be a role model. I think on some level, you'll have your flaws or defects of character, regardless.

The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying.

You grimy as birds shittin' on the top of ya Fords.

I never had working papers. I never had a job. I sold crack until I got in the music, so this is the best thing that happened to me and I do it excessively.

When I have conversations with people, for some strange reason they think I'm gonna die and they're not. But you know what? Death means nothing to me.

I have received 16 Grammy nominations and I have no trophies, because I chose to write the harsh realities. I stayed true to myself and I've taken a little beating behind it.

Ya'll know what you need to do? Get together, make a We Are The World record.

I make music cuz it's almost like I can escape everything I was involved in. All I gotta do is make music. I don't do nothin but make music.

I'm not trying to save the world. As a musician and artist, it just ain't me.

What I do is take the jewelry back to the jeweler and they redo the jewelry with the same gold from the last thing.

The competitive nature of hip-hop culture has always had battling involved with it. So you battle with the other artist but not necessarily in business and everywhere else.

The State of New York City says in defense you can use as much force as you feel like the person that is coming for you with. So if I'm wrong than the law is wrong. That's really the way I felt.

The only thing that I'm scared of is not livin' up to the expectations of Dr. Dre and Eminem.

It was great to watch her spin out of control because it makes the average person feel better.

I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too... I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ.

My son is the reason why I write music. He's the reason why everything is different for me.

The opportunity and the concept of merging music culture with actual boxing is exciting. It's bringing a younger demographic to the sport.

It's not funny when you actually get shot, but afterwards, yeah, it's funny.

When Elvis was there, they were stopping everything. Elvis had the moment for real. While I'm here, its not all about 50 Cent, but it was all about Elvis.

Don't let the storm take the wind out of your sails.

As if God's gonna let mankind destroy the planet with SUV's. It's silly, when you think about it.

I'm very much of the mindset that if you've made the record you wanted to make and there's nothing about it that you would change, then you should just be proud and happy with what you've done.

Depeche Mode doesn't mean anything, nor does Eurythmics. Band names aren't supposed to mean anything. I wanted something that wasn't English, and you couldn't get more English than "Elly Jackson."

It would be nice if education was free to everyone who wanted it, but that's not the world we live in.

ability atrophies through lack of exercise.

Motherhood is the most dangerous and awesome relationship possible. ... The parent/child blood relationship is one-sided and irrevocable and enduring. And it is all rather humbling.

I'm the world's worst bearer of grudges. I'm sure I'll be bearing grudges and paying off old scores on my death-bed.