Kurtis Quotes & Sayings

I think I'm so old I'm in. We call it the 'Tony Bennett Syndrome.' For some reason, young people think I'm cool. — Bill Kurtis

I was called Kool Dj Kurt Walker ... but they wanted tocall me Kurtis Blow. — Kurtis Blow

Movie stars and singers never fully pass away because their images are replayed on film and recordings, over and over. — Bill Kurtis

Pete Dj Jones was the first person that I saw with 2 turntables. This was 1972. — Kurtis Blow

I want to marry his smile, and if his smile is already married to someone else, then I want to marry his eyebrows and eyes. They're remarkable. Nobody's ever made better use of his or her eyes or eyebrows as a rapper than Kurtis Blow. — Shea Serrano

A journalist enjoys a privileged position. In exchange for not being able to participate in the rough-and-tumble issues of a community, we are given license to observe it all, based on the understanding that we'll tell everyone what happens fairly and squarely. That's harder than it sounds. — Bill Kurtis

The prediction that glaciers will be gone from Glacier National Park has been moved up by 10 years to 2020, the same year it's predicted the Arctic Sea will be ice-free in the summer. — Bill Kurtis

The world doesn't need more great messages, more great bands, or even more great church services. We need more of God's presence. — Kurtis Parks

My personal philosophy is I'm running a 100-yard dash, and I haven't reached the end. — Bill Kurtis

This is my party. This book. The book is good. It asks no questions. The book lets me engage it on my terms. — Kurtis J. Wiebe

The Bronx is famous for two things. Hip-hop, and 26 world championships. — Kurtis Blow

My first jam was at Hotel Diplomat opening for Hollywood. — Kurtis Blow

That's the reason I left the networks. I wanted to write and report and coanchor. — Bill Kurtis

We know Roger Ebert loved the 'Sun-Times' and his career as a newspaper columnist. But ironically, it was his illness and losing his voice that caused him to explore another venue. — Bill Kurtis

There's something magical about putting yourself into life. You've got to stand up and take responsibility for your own life and you cannot abandon that. — Bill Kurtis

Our people... blood is the only language we speak. I'm all out of words. — Kurtis J. Wiebe

I'm a huge hip hop fan going way back, like, back to '83. I had my Gemini mixer listening to Run-DMC and Kurtis Blow. — Adam McKay

There was a time when hip-hop was its own musical principle, aside from sampling. Like the entire Wild Style break is instrumental. Kurtis Blow's earliest stuff was studio musicians playing. Whodini had a real clear sound, things like "five minutes of funk," stuff that you could write really beautiful, lush string and horn arrangements around, stuff that was just music. — Mos Def

You know, in the beginning when your first payroll comes up and you have to borrow money to meet the payroll, you lose sleep the night before, and you say to yourself real fast, 'Well, maybe I should keep working a couple more years. It's sobering. — Bill Kurtis

If you're a producer, you always spend too much money because you want that shot - and you're willing to spend a bundle to get it. — Bill Kurtis

There were some low moments out there on the road tonight - abandonment and what's the point? - but then I pulled in a radio station from Albuquerque playing historical rap and breakdance circa 1982. Kurtis Blow and disco synthesizers made me feel like I could drive all night. — Chris Kraus

To the lucky dead who will not be feeling this hangover tomorrow. — Kurtis J. Wiebe

The most frightening interview I've ever done was with Dr. Lonnie Thompson of The Ohio State University on the subject of global warming. — Bill Kurtis

Kurtis came to see me earlier," Magnus said, before Cleo could reply. "Do you know why?"
"To tell you I've quit archery?"
"No, but it's adorable that you think I'd care about something so trivial. — Morgan Rhodes

I used to date Latoya for awhile, I was a close freind of the family. — Kurtis Blow

Hip Hop is thee dominant youth culture in the world right now. — Kurtis Blow

Yeah when I was 7 or 8 my moms would have little parties, and I would play the music. — Kurtis Blow

I travel so much on stories, so I don't take vacation much, but one place I go back to again and again is my ranch. — Bill Kurtis

I'm conjuring up a little fuck you."
-Hannah Rat Queens Vol 1 — Kurtis J. Wiebe

There's room for a diversity of ages on television. — Bill Kurtis

Choose something you like to do. I know it's a cliche, and you've heard it over and over. But the reason is, you're going to have to work long and hard to achieve any success. You better like it or life is going to be terrible. — Bill Kurtis

Well then, who's ready to burn this shit-stain town to the ground? — Kurtis J. Wiebe

I think there's value in experience and observations that link past to present. — Bill Kurtis

You've got bluebirds in your-- Yah, I know. Happens whenever I heal someone. Pops called 'em the bluebirds of healing. My beard is their magical home. — Kurtis J. Wiebe

People from small towns have to have their edges roughed up to get along in the world. But as a street reporter, you learn quickly. — Bill Kurtis

I was signed when I was 19 years old, in 1980. I went to Germany and France. Seeing the world at that time was just an awesome experience for a teenager. — Kurtis Blow

When you were in a room with Kurtis James, whether it was one or a hundred other people, Kurtis seemed to be the only one there — Dee Remy

All vacations can come down to a few little moments - what do your remember when you're alone, totally relaxed and taken out of yourself to appreciate this other world. — Bill Kurtis

That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent! — Kurtis Blow

You need a very good financial person to keep you honest, and to keep track of income and outgo. — Bill Kurtis

I've been producing documentaries on global warming for 20 years and have seen the early warnings of extreme weather events come true. — Bill Kurtis

Don't ruin the moment by saying something stupid. There's elegance in things left unsaid. — Kurtis J. Wiebe

I believe that young people are looking for answers to the big questions just like everyone else, and that they respect intelligent comment to help guide them through tough times. — Bill Kurtis

I started DJing, breakdancing and MCing in the '70s and I got my record deal in 1979 with 'Christmas Rap.' — Kurtis Blow

Think of it: television producers joining with newspapers to tell stories. It's journalism of the future. Advertising will follow the crowd - the 'crowd' being viewers and readers, of course, which could bring revenue back into journalism. — Bill Kurtis

When you are in a room with Kurtis, whether its one or a hundred he is the only person that matters. — Dee Remy

Tizzie, count the number of fucks I give on my fingers. Oh, I managed to conjure one just for you. — Kurtis J. Wiebe

The one important thing you do as boss is you set the standard. The minute you go in and say 'we'll let it go this time,' you set a new standard, which is lower. So you cannot do that. — Bill Kurtis

First of all, I'm a Midwesterner, being from Kansas, and Chicago is basically a big Midwestern cow town. It was built from the stockyards, and everyone is very friendly, and it's at the edge of the tallgrass prairie. There's just a good feel to it. — Bill Kurtis

When I was 13 I had a fake Id that said that I was 19. I was getting in all the clubs. — Kurtis Blow

I felt the same way the world felt about Kurtis; It revolved around him. — Dee Remy

The dude in red's back at the pole,
Up North where everything is cold.
But if he were right here tonight,
He'd say 'Merry Christmas! And to all, a good night!' — Kurtis Blow

Just like I'm the king on the microphone, so is Dr. J and Moses Malone
I like slam dunks, take me to the hoop my favorite play is the alley-oop
I like the pick-and-roll, I like the give-and-go
Cause it's basketball, uh, Mister Kurtis Blow. — Kurtis Blow

With news, especially investigative pieces, you've got to be really smart and really lucky to be timely and to not get beaten by the big guys. You can't go head-to-head with the networks. — Bill Kurtis

I have this vision of maybe going the way of Bill Kurtis and, I think, Tom Brokaw, to a certain extent - the ability to not be tied to the desk anymore, but to do projects that are meaningful to you. — Lester Holt

I'd like 'Morning News' to become a great first edition electronic newspaper, so that the 'New York Times' will want to watch us. — Bill Kurtis

The music business is really a spiritual business whether we know it or not. — Kurtis Blow

I have an affinity for Africa, especially East Africa, and Kansas looks very much like that. — Bill Kurtis

Politics is still the No. 1 sport in town and the scoreboard shows the U.S. attorney's office leading. — Bill Kurtis

In L.A., everyone is competing for the next job, and in New York, it's pretty much the same thing: competing for a better job. — Bill Kurtis

Why die on Mars when you can live in South Dakota? South Dakota, you can live here. — Bill Kurtis