I Want To Continue Growing As An

I Could Hear Music Playing In The Background Of Works By Certain Authors, Like Poe And Shakespeare. And I Discovered Nikki Giovanni When I Was In Eighth Grade. Her Writing Has A Musical Energy With Pulse And Rhythm, Almost Like Jazz Or Hip-hop.

My Earliest Influence Was Quincy Jones. I Thought 'the Wiz' Soundtrack Was The Most Amazing Thing I'd Ever Heard. It Was My First Record And You Had Michael Jackson, Ted Ross, Nipsey Russell And Diana Ross On It. I Even Took It To Show And Tell In Third Grade!

Just Because You Have A Nightmare Doesn't Mean You Stop Dreaming.

For Me, Hair Is An Accoutrement. Hair Is Jewelry. It's An Accessory.

I'm Not Interested In Being Commodified. I'm Not Into Being Sold. I'm Not A Slave.