Fela Kuti famous quotes

07-13-2025

My people are scared of the air around them, they always have an excuse not to fight for freedom,
-- Fela Kuti

#Fighting #Air #People
A radical is he who has no sense...fights without reason...I have a reason. I am authentic. Yes, that's what I am.
-- Fela Kuti

#Fighting #Reason #Radical
With my music, I create change...I am using my music as a weapon.
-- Fela Kuti

#Weapons
The secret of life is to have no fear.
-- Fela Kuti

#Secret #No Fear #Life Is
I don't tell lies about anybody. That's why i win all my wars.
-- Fela Kuti

#War #Lying #Winning
Music is a weapon of the future / music is the weapon of the progressives / music is the weapon of the givers of life
-- Fela Kuti

#Weapons #Giver #Music Is
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.
-- Fela Kuti

#Spiritual #Understanding #Church
I refuse to live my life in fear...
-- Fela Kuti

#Living My Life #Refuse
The music of Africa is big sound: it's the sound of a community
-- Fela Kuti

#Community #Sound #Bigs
I must identify myself with Africa. Then I will have an identity.
-- Fela Kuti

#Identity
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.
-- Fela Kuti

#Spiritual #Play #Giving
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.
-- Fela Kuti

#Marijuana #My Best Friend #Five Senses
To be honest and truthful in all endeavours is an experience, not a regret
-- Fela Kuti

#Regret #Honest #Truthful
If it is not fit to live in, then our job is to make it fit.
-- Fela Kuti

#Jobs #Fit
In Nigeria they convict by law, not by the truth
-- Fela Kuti

#Law #Nigeria
Music is the weapon. Music is the weapon of the future.
-- Fela Kuti

#Weapons #Music Is
I hold death in my pouch, I cannot die.
-- Fela Kuti

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