Fela Kuti Quotes

• Music is a spiritual thing, you don't play with music. If you play with music you will die young. You see, because when the higher forces give you the gift of music...musicians hip, it must be well used for the gift of humanity.

  Fela Kuti

  Spiritual, Play, Giving

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• To be spiritual is not by praying and going to church. Spiritualism is the understanding of the universe so that it can be a better place to live in.

  Fela Kuti

  Spiritual, Understanding, Church

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• The secret of life is to have no fear.

  Fela Kuti

  Secret, No Fear, Life Is

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• I want peace. Happiness. Not only for myself. For everybody.

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  Want

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• My people are scared of the air around them, they always have an excuse not to fight for freedom.

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  Fighting, Air, People

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• Music is a weapon of the future / music is the weapon of the progressives / music is the weapon of the givers of life

  Fela Kuti

  Weapons, Giver, Music Is

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• That is my best friend because it is a gift of the creator to Africans. It is a spirit. Marijuana has five fingers of creation...it enhances all your five senses.

  Fela Kuti

  Marijuana, My Best Friend, Five Senses

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• To be honest and truthful in all endeavours is an experience, not a regret

  Fela Kuti

  Regret, Honest, Truthful

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• I must identify myself with Africa. Then I will have an identity.

  Fela Kuti

  Identity

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• If it is not fit to live in, then our job is to make it fit.

  Fela Kuti

  Jobs, Fit, Ifs

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• A radical is he who has no sense...fights without reason...I have a reason. I am authentic. Yes, that's what I am.

  Fela Kuti

  Fighting, Reason, Radical

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• With my music, I create change...I am using my music as a weapon.

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  Weapons

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• I don't tell lies about anybody. That's why i win all my wars.

  Fela Kuti

  War, Lying, Winning

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• You cannot sing African music in proper English

  Fela Kuti

  African Music

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• 99.9% of the information you get about Africa is wrong

  Fela Kuti

  Information

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• I refuse to live my life in fear.

  Fela Kuti

  Living My Life, Refuse

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• In Nigeria they convict by law, not by the truth

  Fela Kuti

  Law, Convicts, Nigeria

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• The music of Africa is big sound: it's the sound of a community

  Fela Kuti

  Community, Sound, Bigs

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• I hold death in my pouch, I cannot die.

  Fela Kuti

  Dies

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• It would be inadmissible if I would vent my opinion publicly. Not only could I harm the artist concerned seriously because people have so much respect for me and believe in me because of my musical accomplishments. And I could also antagonize people against me, because everyone has his own taste. We all make music, people can choose from that what they like. Every musician likes his own music the best, man. I don't want to attack that. I don't mind criticism, I can handle it, but most people can't".

  Fela Kuti

  Believe, Artist, Men

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• Music is the weapon. Music is the weapon of the future.

  Fela Kuti

  Weapons, Music Is

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• When you're in prison, you can't do anything about what's happening outside.

  Fela Kuti

  Prison, Happenings

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• I could never leave my home.... It inspires me a lot.

  Fela Kuti

  Home, Inspire

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