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I see how people look at me, all around the world. They see something because of the race I belong to. I have to understand that and put it into my music.

— Jason Moran

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

The race is your face. Obviously, I come from a mixed background. Who I am and how I look and being black.

— Neneh Cherry

I feel like I'm able to relate to all races of people because when you learn to tap into the raw emotion of a person, that goes past color.

— Big Sean

If you're of multiple races, you have a different challenge, a unique challenge of embracing all of who you are but still finding a way to identify yourself and I think that's often hard for us to do.

— Halle Berry

There's always a lot of talk about motivation to race, but nobody really knows what I do or what I think apart from myself, so I don't really care what people think.

— Kimi Raikkonen

All your experiences, the places you go to, the encounters you have with people, and, of course, your cultural trappings all make you who you are, and who you are makes your music.

— Cyrille Aimee

People - especially white people - they want me to be a role model just because of the life I lead. The things I say in my songs, they expect it of me.

— Rihanna

People look at me, and they don't see what they think is a typical Aboriginal. I always thought I'd be the white person in a black play.

— Shari Sebbens

✗Opposing Perspectives

I never really had to put much thought into my race, and neither did anybody else. I knew I was black. I knew there was a history that accompanied my skin color, and my parents taught me to be proud of it. End of story.

— Issa Rae

My parents raised me to not ever look at race or color, so it doesn't have a big part in my self-identity.

— Robert Griffin III

Everyone can relate to me no matter what race or who you are or how you feeling.

— Shy Glizzy