Sir Mix-a-Lot Quotes

#1. I'm not really a Democrat or a Republican, but I don't like rhetoric.

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#2. Pop concerts create an audience for Pops concerts, not an audience for classical symphonic concerts.

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#3. Cuz the 808 kick drum makes the girlies get dumb.

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#4. After 'Return Of The Bumpasaurus' in '96, I just got away from music for, like, a year. Literally, I think I produced two songs in a year. I was totally kicking it, running around.

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#5. I think what's beautiful when you're looking at artists like Macklemore and you're looking at artists like Ayron Jones, they're proud of Seattle and they're bringing it back. Seattle's a real music town. When you act ashamed of that, you should be pushed outta the game as far as I'm concerned.

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#6. The 808 kick drum makes the girlies get dumb,
We're rollin' Rainier, and the jealous wanna get some.
Every time we do the sucka MC's wanna battle,
I'm the man they love to hate, the J.R. Ewing of Seattle ...

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#7. I never envisioned being number one for five weeks, knocking Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men off the charts. That's the scariest thing and the greatest thing that ever happened to me.

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#8. I like big butts and I cannot lie

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#9. I have never met a successful person who talked about failing. The glass is always half full. I don't even like being around negative talkers.

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#10. Successful people jump at opportunity and take advantage of it.

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