Saul Williams is a renowned American rapper, actor, poet, and writer. He realized that he could be a successful artist at a very early age and invested in education accordingly. After graduating from a renowned Arts school he went on writing poems and won the ‘Grand Slam Championship’ by the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe. He went on to perform as an actor in the film ‘Slam’ and even collaborated with great singers of the Back Arts Movement to become a singer. He further went on to record many albums and gave many live performances. He gradually became famous and also supported many smaller bands in developing themselves. He also released his album ‘Volcanic Sunlight’ which had the backdrop of an old Indian song. His most notable album was ‘The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust!’ which was adapted from his poems. He won a couple of awards including the reputed ‘Gotham Awards’. Here is a collection of sayings and quotations by the distinguished rapper which have been curated from his poems, songs, writings, lyrics and interviews. Read on the compilation of quotes and thoughts by Saul Williams that will surely steal your heart.
I surrendered my beliefs
and found myself at the tree of life
injecting my story into the veins of leaves
only to find that stories like forests
are subject to seasons
A lie preserved in stained glass doesn't make it more true.
Saul Williams
I dance for no reason, for reasons you can't dance,
Call me an activist of intellectualized circumstance
You can't learn my steps until you unlearn your thoughts Spirit, soul, can't be store-bought.
I am like a survivor
of the flood
walking through the streets
drenched with
God
surprised that all of the
drowned victims
are still walking and talking
I laced my shoes with sorrow
and walked a weary road
dead end streets
don't come undone
with double knots
wing tipped shoes
that walk on air
through vacant lots
For all the ghosts and corpses that shall never know the breath of our children
so long
for the sacrifice and endurance of our mothers and the sustained breath of our fathers
we live
I presented my feminine side with flowers. She cut
the stems and placed them gently down my throat.
And these tu lips might soon eclipse your brightest
hopes.
