[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone - except the music industry itself.
Russell SimmonsHip-hop took some lessons from rock 'n' roll, and rock 'n' roll took some lessons from hip-hop.
Russell SimmonsI read "The Yoga Sutras" every day.And also the "The Bhagavad Gita." Those two books sit by my bed.
Russell SimmonsThe word mantra comes from two Sanskrit words man, ("to think") and tra ("tool'). So the literal translation is "a tool of thought." And that's how mantras are used in Buddhist and Hindu practices, as tools that clear your mind of distractions. Because when you focus on repeating that mantra over and over again, soon the noise will die down and all you will hear is your inner voice.
Russell Simmons