The only way for me to be an artist is to be honest in my craft. If I veer from that, I'm not giving the investors what they want. Sometimes it's my job as an artist to know what I want to do, even when the fans tell me different.
Talib KweliAs an artist, I have to be a leader of my fans, not like follow them. Because if I chose to follow them, you know, they could do it.
Talib KweliMusic is not an exact science so depending on the time and the mode and the energy when we do it that will determine what happens with it.
Talib KweliThere are staples to my show. I have to be conscious about switching things up because I know people who saw me last year will say, 'He did that last time.' But if certain things work, they work.
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