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MIA Quotes

In England right now you’re not good enough until you get validated Picture Quote #1

That’s what I miss, being a real human Picture Quote #1

I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyone’s perception of me Picture Quote #1

Everyone has that moment where they just rebel Picture Quote #1

I don’t consider myself a musician. I’m an artist Picture Quote #1

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In India, you see the way they embrace color in the culture - it’s very celebratory of the existence of color. There’s no rule of what color belongs together or doesn’t belong together. They’re not precious about it. It’s very full-on Picture Quote #1

My experience has to be funnelled through a black experience or a white experience, or it doesn’t exist, because that’s how we’re going to deal with the world Picture Quote #1

Even if you’re frustrated, how do you express yourself? There’s no subculture like back in the day Picture Quote #1

You can’t turn up at college in stilettos and say you’re gonna be a filmmaker. In the college, they were teaching me avant-garde filmmaking, where I had to make films that were, like, an hour long about nothing. I just refused to do it Picture Quote #1

At first, I found the music I was making really hard to find a home for. I felt like my attitude was really British, but not the actual sounds I was making. Back in 2003, when I made ‘Galang,’ there were no clubs that had an ‘anything and everything’ attitude Picture Quote #1

It could be the sort of declining grip of the American MTV-nation culture-the fact that MTV doesn’t play so much music anymore Picture Quote #1

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The consequence of making it a business thing and making an artist the same as a Wall Street trader is that you do get a robot by the end of it. It becomes more robotic as opposed to being more soulful Picture Quote #1

Art is supposed to be about creativity. But the same people are the same art darlings every month, and it’s a bit annoying. It’s supposed to be diverse and interesting and conceptual and have weird concepts in a comfortable place Picture Quote #1

I think when something becomes a comfortable genre, it’s against what street art stood for in the beginning - breaking out of genres and taking art out of galleries. Now street art is in the gallery, and it’s all made up into a nice, packaged concept Picture Quote #1

I am the bridge between the East and the West. I don’t want to abandon one for the other Picture Quote #1

Besides, isn’t it more exciting when you don’t have permission? Picture Quote #1

Tamils all over the world have a sense of belonging to the world itself, but our ancient roots come from India. I would like to explore India. I will keep coming back. This is the closest I can get to home Picture Quote #1

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By the time it came to the 90s, the late 90s, being a businessman was the beacon to uphold. We’ve been having the concept of the best rapper equals the best businessman Picture Quote #1

Sri Lanka is an island off the coast of India. There’s two ethnicities there; one the Sinhalese, which is the majority and the government, and the minority, who are the Tamils. That’s where I’m from. And my lifetime sort of began there; I spent 10 years, and I was there during when the war started and fled as a refugee to England Picture Quote #1

When I first came out, I was a film student, and my mom sewed clothes. I was already doing a million things then, whatever it took to survive. If I had to braid someone’s hair to get one pound for my lunch money, that’s what I did Picture Quote #1

I was shot at for being a Tamil in Sri Lanka, and then, everyone was calling me a Paki in London, and I’m not even Pakistani Picture Quote #1

I fly like paper, get high like planes If you catch me at the border, I got visas in my name Picture Quote #1

The first 10 years of my life, I lived as ‘Matangi.’ When I came to England in 86, my first week of school was terrible because I would put my hand up to answer things, and no one would choose me because they couldn’t say my name. My auntie came from Europe to visit us, and she was like, ‘Just call yourself something else.’ Picture Quote #1

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Creativity needs time to harness before it goes out, and because that’s difficult, memes have become the creative language Picture Quote #1

My dad grew up in a mud hut and studied by candlelight. He was 14 when he got a scholarship to Russia. He was super clever - the cleverest person. He landed in 5ft of snow, and was alone at 14, studying science and engineering. He didn’t have a bed, and he slept on a table Picture Quote #1

That divide between the rich and poor is so crazy, because even white kids are suffering now Picture Quote #1

That’s what’s inspiring to me-finding someplace where people haven’t already seen themselves in a certain light Picture Quote #1

I felt pissed off because I realized that you have to teach people in a clichÃƒÂ©d way how to be happy-and happiness has become too one thing in American media. Achieving happiness is not really about having a flat stomach and the best car Picture Quote #1

You have, in America, you have gang signs. Well, 5,000 years ago, there was thing called a mudra, which is your sitting position when you do yoga or you’re meditating or you’re praying or whatever. And there’s not a lot of them that are named after gods and goddesses, but the middle-finger is specifically named the Matangi mudra Picture Quote #1

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In England right now you’re not good enough until you get validated (MIA Quotes) Retirement: a brand new beginning! How wonderful! (MIA Quotes) That’s what I miss, being a real human (MIA Quotes) I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyone’s perception of me (MIA Quotes) Everyone has that moment where they just rebel (MIA Quotes) I don’t consider myself a musician. I’m an artist (MIA Quotes) In India, you see the way they embrace color in the culture - it’s very celebratory of the existence of color. There’s no rule of what color belongs together or doesn’t belong together. They’re not precious about it. It’s very full-on. (MIA Quotes) My experience has to be funnelled through a black experience or a white experience, or it doesn’t exist, because that’s how we’re going to deal with the world. (MIA Quotes) Even if you’re frustrated, how do you express yourself? There’s no subculture like back in the day... (MIA Quotes) You can’t turn up at college in stilettos and say you’re gonna be a filmmaker. In the college, they were teaching me avant-garde filmmaking, where I had to make films that were, like, an hour long about nothing. I just refused to do it. (MIA Quotes) At first, I found the music I was making really hard to find a home for. I felt like my attitude was really British, but not the actual sounds I was making. Back in 2003, when I made ‘Galang,’ there were no clubs that had an ‘anything and everything’ attitude. (MIA Quotes) It could be the sort of declining grip of the American MTV-nation culture-the fact that MTV doesn’t play so much music anymore. (MIA Quotes) The consequence of making it a business thing and making an artist the same as a Wall Street trader is that you do get a robot by the end of it. It becomes more robotic as opposed to being more soulful (MIA Quotes) Art is supposed to be about creativity. But the same people are the same art darlings every month, and it’s a bit annoying. It’s supposed to be diverse and interesting and conceptual and have weird concepts in a comfortable place (MIA Quotes) I think when something becomes a comfortable genre, it’s against what street art stood for in the beginning - breaking out of genres and taking art out of galleries. Now street art is in the gallery, and it’s all made up into a nice, packaged concept (MIA Quotes) I am the bridge between the East and the West. I don’t want to abandon one for the other (MIA Quotes) Besides, isn’t it more exciting when you don’t have permission? (MIA Quotes) Tamils all over the world have a sense of belonging to the world itself, but our ancient roots come from India. I would like to explore India. I will keep coming back. This is the closest I can get to home. (MIA Quotes) By the time it came to the 90s, the late 90s, being a businessman was the beacon to uphold. We’ve been having the concept of the best rapper equals the best businessman... (MIA Quotes) Sri Lanka is an island off the coast of India. There’s two ethnicities there; one the Sinhalese, which is the majority and the government, and the minority, who are the Tamils. That’s where I’m from. And my lifetime sort of began there; I spent 10 years, and I was there during when the war started and fled as a refugee to England (MIA Quotes) When I first came out, I was a film student, and my mom sewed clothes. I was already doing a million things then, whatever it took to survive. If I had to braid someone’s hair to get one pound for my lunch money, that’s what I did. (MIA Quotes) I was shot at for being a Tamil in Sri Lanka, and then, everyone was calling me a Paki in London, and I’m not even Pakistani. (MIA Quotes) I fly like paper, get high like planes If you catch me at the border, I got visas in my name (MIA Quotes) The first 10 years of my life, I lived as ‘Matangi.’ When I came to England in 86, my first week of school was terrible because I would put my hand up to answer things, and no one would choose me because they couldn’t say my name. My auntie came from Europe to visit us, and she was like, ‘Just call yourself something else.’ (MIA Quotes) Creativity needs time to harness before it goes out, and because that’s difficult, memes have become the creative language. (MIA Quotes) My dad grew up in a mud hut and studied by candlelight. He was 14 when he got a scholarship to Russia. He was super clever - the cleverest person. He landed in 5ft of snow, and was alone at 14, studying science and engineering. He didn’t have a bed, and he slept on a table. (MIA Quotes) That divide between the rich and poor is so crazy, because even white kids are suffering now (MIA Quotes) That’s what’s inspiring to me-finding someplace where people haven’t already seen themselves in a certain light. (MIA Quotes) I felt pissed off because I realized that you have to teach people in a clichÃƒÂ©d way how to be happy-and happiness has become too one thing in American media. Achieving happiness is not really about having a flat stomach and the best car. (MIA Quotes) You have, in America, you have gang signs. Well, 5,000 years ago, there was thing called a mudra, which is your sitting position when you do yoga or you’re meditating or you’re praying or whatever. And there’s not a lot of them that are named after gods and goddesses, but the middle-finger is specifically named the Matangi mudra. (MIA Quotes)

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