“Before hip-hop existed, we were listening to soul songs from the '70s....” — Gza Quote

“Before hip-hop existed, we were listening to soul songs from the '70s. I grew up with Motown, Elton John, and the Beatles. To me, that's good music.”

“I am honored that 'Liquid Swords,' the song and album, have been so widely embraced for so long.”

“Hip-hop became the voice of rebellion and the youth, as rock music did in the '60s.”

“I was so busy with my studies that I didn't have a musical idol as a teenager. Later, around my 20s, I suddenly discovered the Beatles and the Rolling Stones but I guess my musical idol has always been Strauss.”

“When you think after 25 years of Mao, Chinese people had no idea about western music or even western culture. They had no idea about James Dean or the Beatles or Charlie Chaplin, modern music or modern cinema.”

“When the Beatles were on 'Ed Sullivan,' life went from black and white to color like in 'The Wizard of Oz' - and the irony I'm in the band Toto is not lost on me.”