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Andre 3000 urges Berklee graduates to 'look ahead' and stay true to feeling
Summary
Rapper Andre 3000, speaking at a Berklee commencement ceremony, told graduates to preserve the original feeling that drew them to music, rely on attentive listening developed through sampling culture, and resist critics while staying creatively bold.
Andre 3000, the rapper and musician, told graduates at a commencement ceremony at the Berklee School of Music that they should "look directly at the future" and keep the original feeling that drew them to music.
Why it matters: 3000 framed his advice around two themes that recur in contemporary music-making—listening as craft and artistic integrity—and tied them to his own experience growing up with drum machines and sampling rather than formal school-based training.
3000 said he was "super excited" when invited to give the commencement address because he wanted "to look directly at the future" in the graduates. He described a formative practice of patient…
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