10 Questions for Diddy
Diddy is featured in the current issue of Time , where he answers 10 Questions from readers. Some of the Q & As are pretty insightful. Take a look, you might learn something:
What factor makes a record a sure hit?
Melody. When you hear a Beatles’ melody or Marvin Gaye, it changes everything around you. You ever see those commercials where somebody’s someplace and then the whole room changes? Melody does that.Do you feel the culture of vanity in rap and hip-hop has given young people a skewed reality of what is important in life?
A lot of things affect people’s views if they let their views be affected. A weak-minded person who was going to do something negative or be vain was going to do that whether it was the music or somebody else that affected him.How do you know if a business has potential?
It’s tricky. You have to invest a lot of money and lose money. I invested in a company that’s going to lose $8 million. But that wasn’t the way to gauge success. It’s about building a trademark.Whom do you consider the most influential musician from the pre-hip-hop era?
James Brown. He opened it up and let you know there weren’t any boundaries in music. You could chant, scream or grunt. You could say things people don’t understand. He used to say he was my godfather. He would say, “Son, listen. I have to tell you something important: olive oil. Every day I want you to put it in your hair. It’s gonna make your hair strong.”
Tune in to ABC on Monday at 8:00 PM (EST) to watch the TV version of Lorraine Hansberry play, A Raisin in the Sun, starring Diddy.
