Another @NYUAbuDhabi class visit with @RealSeunKuti: peopleusually look for external validation before they accept an artist.
Earlier in my career I used to look for external validation. How will people accept my music? ... now I make sure that I’ve done my best, achieved the concept I had in my head. Not compromised myself.
Telling a story about Richard Pryor and @RealSeunKuti gets caught up trying to explain to @NYUAbuDhabi who he is, and then telling an intense story about him being misunderstood early in his career.
I’m my own biggest and most honest critic. Any human being should always self-assess. It’s infantile to not care what others think. Criticism works if it’s helping you find a better you. @RealSeunKuti #wordsofwisdom
Art validates itself. @RealSeunKuti differentiates Art from Entertainment. #addtime
Creativity, bringing something into the world which would not have existed without you, is an incredible gift. @RealSeunKuti
Defining his interpretation of panAfricanism, @RealSeunKuti talks about creating viable and strategic means for the political, economic and social advancement of Motherland people.
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