Struggle Quotes

So many cringes in the heroin binges, I was coming off the hinges, living on the fringes of my imagination.

I already had my own issues with mental health, or trauma as the buzzword is now, when the band started taking off. I think that just becoming known for who you are, and that's not someone you like much, was tough.

I used to get really defensive about the word 'depressed' back in the day because my mum was clinically ill - fucking hell, mate, if you'd seen depression, you'd know it. And I feel like that a bit about trauma - I don't want to gatekeep trauma, but ... I was really traumatised.

One of the inescapable encumbrances of leading an interesting life is that there have to be moments when you almost lose it.

My folks ain't graduated from high school or nothing like that, so we always had to struggle in the family - and I come from a big family.

I feel quite sad for the young musicians coming up because they may never get to pay their rent properly. It doesn't matter what the genre; nowadays, it's so much harder than it ever was.

I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it.

Everybody's at war with different things...I'm at war with my own heart sometimes.

It seems like every time you come up something happens to bring you back down.

It's a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us.

I'm 23 years old. I might just be my mother's child, but in all reality, I'm everybody's child. Nobody raised me; I was raised in this society.

Should I just stop trying and give up? But then, that's exactly what they're waiting for me to do.

Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared.

The seed must grow regardless of the fact that it's planted in stone.

Tomorrow I wake with second wind and strong because of pride. I know I fought with all my heart to keep the dream alive.

What people do for the struggle of power is madness.

No one knows my struggle, they only see the trouble. Not knowing how hard it is to carry on when no one loves you.

Everything in life is not all beautiful, not all fun. There is lots of killing and drugs. To me, a perfect album talks about the hard stuff and the fun and caring stuff.

Picture me inside the misery of poverty, no man alive has ever witnessed struggles ive survived, praying hard for better days promised to hold on me and my dogs aint have a choice but to hold on.

I'm calling for dialogue. I'm gathering attention for dialogue which is what you do in a struggle for power.