Aesop Rock Quotes & Sayings
Enjoy the top 29 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Aesop Rock.
Famous Quotes By Aesop Rock
Smash cut to a smoke-bombed quarantine,
Guards like 'all signs correlate with sorcery',
It's more a dormant cell of valor as awoken by the smell of sordid power and defecting shortly after,
Fist bump dry land, brackish, cat nap 15, back to swiss-cheese the flagship,
Uh, blue in the menacing grip of a day for which you're manifestly unfit. — Aesop Rock
Honestly, I don't feel pressure to live up to anything I've done because I tend to not listen to my work once a year passes. — Aesop Rock
It's a beautiful thing, to my people who keep an impressive wingspan, even when the cubicle shrink. — Aesop Rock
I've never had a dream in my life,
Because a dream is what you wanna do, but still haven't pursued.
I knew what I wanted, and did it till it was done.
So I've been the dream I wanted to be since Day One. — Aesop Rock
I'm Mozart with a focus on the tide
Hiding the inconsistencies of man behind water and wine — Aesop Rock
The only bridge I've ever burned along this legacy I dance is the one that linked the cities of prosperity and chance. — Aesop Rock
I've been able to tour because of my music and I've learned a lot about myself while on the road. I think some of the imagery of my writing are snapshots of where I've been and my feelings about the world. — Aesop Rock
When they ask how you're feeling, you tell them you're feeling like something important died screaming. You tell them you're feeling like something even more important arrived breathing, something you should probably try feeding. When they ask how you're living, you tell them you're living like something important died hissing. You tell them you're living like something even more important arrived giving, something you should probably try willing. — Aesop Rock
Heartless harvest of mine, I'm tired of pissin benediction.
Maybe it ain't healthy, but sometimes I'd rather burn then let you help me. — Aesop Rock
I've learned I don't like being around people too much. It's hard to stand around and make conversation with people I've learned. But I do want to be the guy that can do it easily. — Aesop Rock
In a time where everything's a flavor of the month, and it's hard to have any sort of longevity, I've been able to sell records still. I want to be the guy that stands out there and says thank you personally to everyone. And I try after my shows and kick it because I want to genuinely say thanks. — Aesop Rock
The thing about the state of hip-hop is that people are too concerned. I don't think that there's a problem with being too concerned about videogames, especially for me, because I'm not in the industry. I'm just a consumer. But hip-hop is constantly like, "What are you doing for the scene?" — Aesop Rock
I have been completely unable to maintain any semblance of relationship on any level I have been a bastard to the people who have actively attempted to deliver me from peril I have been acutely undeserving of the ear that listen up and lip that kissed me on the temple I have been accustomed to a stubborn disposition that admits it wish it's history disassembled I have been a hypocrite in sermonizing tolerance while skimming for a ministry to pretzel I have been unfairly resentful of those I wish that acted different when the bidding was essential I have been a terrible communicator prone to isolation over sympathy for devils I have been my own worse enemy since the very genesis of rebels — Aesop Rock
I remember science class
if chemistry could silence the lions laugh I'd be fine — Aesop Rock
Armchair hater, I wouldn't piss on your coffin
But when I see your picture I draw dicks on it. — Aesop Rock
You can't get someone to like something they aren't feeling. After you press play, there isn't anything you can do. — Aesop Rock
There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids — Aesop Rock
Life's not a bitch, life is a beautiful woman, you only call her a bitch 'cause she won't let you get that pussy. — Aesop Rock
I started freestyling with friends about eight or nine years ago. I started writing also around the same time, but didn't meet blockhead until about '94. I started making beats not until about '96. — Aesop Rock
For a guy who didn't expect a fan base whatsoever, I'm pretty stoked. People say they don't understand it, and I say that's okay. I don't think anyone can argue that I'm not trying to do my own thing at least. — Aesop Rock
I'm just tryin to be somebody I can talk to in the morning with a smile. — Aesop Rock
Everyone's been on the "hip-hop is dead" campaign for years, and now it's the most unsure-of-itself genre ever. — Aesop Rock
If I had interesting things to say, I would have been a speechwriter. I think it gets to musicians' heads a lot of the time. Just because people like your records doesn't mean what you have to say is going to be interesting. — Aesop Rock
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn't sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock
Dream a little dream, Or you can live a little dream I'd rather live it 'Cause dreamers always chase But never get it — Aesop Rock
The alleycats manipulate the blocks with gutter magic — Aesop Rock
People are very adamant about maintaining a certain sound or a certain era, like, "There were three years of rap that were great, so let's just keep doing that." The genre itself is just stuck in place. It's been treading water for a while. — Aesop Rock