Benny Green Quotes

I know when somebody's heard my music. I can hear it in their music.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

People don't like to follow pessimists.

I feel like everything I do in the hip-hop world has an influence. People don't really notice what I did until somebody else does it. As far as hip-hop goes, I want to continue to make good music, and good art. I don't really follow the state of hip-hop.

It seems to be very clear that each new generation that comes - not only audiences but young bands as well - are very encouraged and enthused and inspired by my work.

I always say that I want to be like 2Pac. If I were to die tomorrow, I want to know that I have enough music to put out for my fans for years to come.

We've influenced other artists, and when younger generations become fans of those artists and hear about us, they discover our music too.

I'm going to do whatever it takes to be able to affect people the same way I've been affected by the music I love.

If you hear a good song, it makes you hopeful like, 'That is out there.'

I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning.

I was mostly surprised by the rap artists, actually, that were influenced by Sabbath. That was a surprise. But it's very nice and I'm very honored. It's nice to know after 27 years now that what I said in the first place has stuck, and that was the belief in it.

I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them.

There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others.

I always hope that my music can inspire someone, the same way other artists inspire me.

People always accuse me of being motivational in a way, like it was a bad thing, but that's just how I was raised. My mom raised me in a positive environment, with lots of love in my heart, and that reflects in my music.

When you're climbing with someone who always sees the bright spot, even if there is no bright spot, that attitude is really helpful.

I've always been the first to admit that Jimi was a very big influence on my early stuff.

I think my philosophy in music has been to accentuate the positive.

This CD became something of a personal journey for me. The tone of the whole CD is uplifting and inspirational. It's an upper. We have enough downers in the world.

Ray Charles has always been a big part of my life.

I just want to be an inspiration. I'm a rock star, I'm Future Hendrix.

Your attitude is contagious.

People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.

People need heroes, in music and every aspect of life.

Three 6 Mafia have been around for a long time; we've made a lot of music. Anybody's music can influence anybody. I've heard people say that our music has influenced such and such, and it could be true, and it could not.