Mystikal Quotes

To me, rapping is an art.

I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics.

Rapping for me is more about being entertaining and giving something back to the fans. I want people to say, 'There goes Pooch holding his own with Consequence, Rick Ross, and Drake.'

Being an M.C. is all about just going for the throat.

Rap lyrics are really the only thing I've ever written.

I loved writing lyrics for rap when I was in junior high. I loved studying, but somehow I wanted to be a rapper who can write and rap.

Longevity always come from lyricism. From the people who can actually rap.

Rap is very competitive. I just think I'm light years better than anybody.

When you rap, you're using all of yourself.

Just give me a mic, and I'll rock it.

I freestyle everything.

Give me a guitar and I'll play; give me a stage and I'll perform; give me an auditorium and I'll fill it.

I love rap, and I try to write a bit like a rapper, to have a flow.

You don't want me to sing. I could do a really bad karaoke scene, if I had to, but I'd probably choose to rap.

I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine.

Me in my music and onstage - that's me without any fears of judgement; that's me when I'm shining.

I write poetry, and I put it to a beat - I mean, that's what they call rap.

I still very much appreciate the storytelling of the best rappers.

I have to be able to rap. I don't have the look. I don't have the typical slim-dude, fancy-clothes look. That's not me. I have to be able to rap - there is no other choice, or else I get eaten alive.

I can't think of any more powerful moment than when you stand on a stage.

With my voice and my band, I can do anything.

I don't sing melodically. Rhyme pattern is how I sing. I also write like a lyricist or an MC because that's what I was before I was a singer. I just took those elements and put them into music.

I'm not completely at ease at rapping, I can't do it well yet.

There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.

Describing the person I am would best be through music. When I'm up on stage and I'm singing my heart out, I am always reminded of life's best things.