It's time we stop worrying, and get angry you know? But not angry and pick up a gun, but angry and open our minds.
Tupac ShakurRead
I worked hard all my life as far as this music business. I dreamed of the day when I could go to New York and feel comfortable and they could come out here and be comfortable.
Interpretation
The quote reflects Tupac's dedication to his music career and his dreams of success and comfort in the industry.
Tupac Shakur expresses his lifelong commitment to the music business, sharing his aspirations of achieving a level of success where he and others can feel at ease in a bustling city like New York. His words highlight the connection between hard work, dreams, and the desire for a supportive environment in which to thrive creatively.
In practice
In a motivational speech to aspiring musicians, you might say, 'Like Tupac said, I dreamed of the day when I could feel comfortable in my career.'
It's time we stop worrying, and get angry you know? But not angry and pick up a gun, but angry and open our minds.
I'm down for you, so ride with me._x000D_ _x000D_ My enemies your enemies,_x000D_ _x000D_ Cause you ain't ever had a friend like me.
Life's a test, mistakes are lessons, but the gift of life is knowing that you have made a difference.
I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.
I don't want to be a role model. I just want to be someone who says, this is who I am, this is what I do, I say what's on my mind.
All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.
Reading the script, I started feeling very deeply bad for Freddie. Between his friends, his partners, and his woman, he was catching a hard time. 'Freddie's Dead' came to me immediately.
I only hope that one day, America will recognize what the rest of the world already has known, that our indigenous music - gospel, blues, jazz and R&B - is the heart and soul of all popular music; and that we cannot afford to let this legacy slip into obscurity, I'm telling you.
I had a vague idea of the song's impact in the '60s, but that was tempered by the hate mail and threats I was receiving. It was only about ten years ago, when I finally put it back in my show because so many people were asking for it, that I understood 'Society's Child' real impact.
Basically, I started singing when I started talking. Music has just been my saving grace my whole life.
I'm going to be singing Dreams and Rhiannon when I'm 75 - and that's just fine with me. I just hope my chiffon doesn't get tangled in my rocking chair.
I don't think people go to musicians for their political points of view. I think your political point of view is circumstances and then how you were nurtured and brought up.
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