Fela Kuti Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“My people are scared of the air around them, they always have an excuse not to fight for freedom,”
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“A radical is he who has no sense...fights without reason...I have a reason. I am authentic. Yes, that's what I am.”
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“With my music, I create change...I am using my music as a weapon.”
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“I don't tell lies about anybody. That's why i win all my wars.”
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“Music is a weapon of the future / music is the weapon of the progressives / music is the weapon of the givers of life”
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“To be spiritual is not by praying and going to church. Spiritualism is the understanding of the universe so that it can be a better place to live in.”
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“The music of Africa is big sound: it's the sound of a community”
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“I must identify myself with Africa. Then I will have an identity.”
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“Music is a spiritual thing, you don't play with music. If you play with music you will die young. You see, because when the higher forces give you the gift of music...musicians hip, it must be well used for the gift of humanity.”
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“That is my best friend because it is a gift of the creator to Africans. It is a spirit. Marijuana has five fingers of creation...it enhances all your five senses.”
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“To be honest and truthful in all endeavours is an experience, not a regret”
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“If it is not fit to live in, then our job is to make it fit.”
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“In Nigeria they convict by law, not by the truth”
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“Music is the weapon. Music is the weapon of the future.”
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“I hold death in my pouch, I cannot die.”
-- Fela Kuti