Marcus Orelias

"I'm from the city rich desire to live in. Glass on the floor from breaking out of this prison / prism."

"People will say "there's no money in music", that's not true, there's no money in music to people who aren't educated on how to make money."

"Passion looks like anger to people who aren’t passionate about anything."

"I pressed play then came a long way from the Mac Book / I heard Raginder on “A.D.H.D.” then scribbled him down in my black book / Thinking one day he’d collaborate with a no name, named Marcus O / wit…"

"Hire someone looking to work, they’ll work for the next check. Hire someone who believes in the work and they’ll work for a lifetime."

"The phrase “be realistic” used in any form is a micro-aggression."

"No harm done – don’t feel harmed, you won’t be. Moving towards living stoically, fought these feelings of inadequacy when I started on this path at eighteen. No looks didn’t vex me, looked within’ and…"

"Anytime you travel through life, baggage is apart of the journey. It’s not about not having baggage, it’s about learning to travel lighter and lighter."