Quotes by Vanilla Ice

About Vanilla Ice:

Robert Matthew Van Winkle is an American rapper, actor and television host. Born in South Dallas, and raised in Texas and South Florida, Ice released his debut album, Hooked, in 1989 on Ichiban Records, before signing a contract with SBK Records, a record label of the EMI Group which released a reformatted version of the album under the title To the Extreme. Ice's 1990 single "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts.
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I don't have any reason to hate anybody; I believe in good karma and spreading good energy.

Vanilla Ice

This was totally influenced by me and the direction that I am writing about and the stuff that I am writing about. There is just no way that you can be as intense as what I have been through in my life over a drum beat machine, sample, or loop; it's ...

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Honestly, a lot of people thought that I was on top of the world selling so many millions of records, and that this is the life that everybody would want, but I never got to enjoy any of my success.

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It took me a while and a lot of hard times to figure out my purpose, I am so happy with my life. I just want to help make other people happy, too.

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I didn't want the public in my personal life at all - I thought that people might perceive me as too normal, and I'd lose that larger-than-life rock star persona. You've got to protect that!

Vanilla Ice

Concerts every night, autograph signings, endorsements, and so on. That's not what real life is about.

Vanilla Ice

If you look at the statistics, people spend most of their time in the kitchen. Aside from the backyard, it's one of my favorite places to renovate.

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It wasn't until '94 when I tried to commit suicide that I realized that it wasn't about the money.

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I'm a Christian, but I don't believe in religion or anything like that.

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Show me a smile, and I'll show you one back.

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A lot of people think I was an overnight success, but I was an opening act for three or four years, and then I signed my contract with EMI. Then it kind of blew up overnight.

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I like Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Common. But I like the underground stuff like Young Jeezy, Black Rob and Shine. I also love heavy metal like Slipknot and Pantera, It's very intense stuff.

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I know this will blow your mind, but most people would probably never ever get it, but I listen to classical music when nobody else is around. It calms me down and I can get into this, like, deep thinking mode, you know, because there's really no lyr...

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I own a mortgage company and a real estate company funded by the music. Florida is a kinda gold mine.

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My main thing is music; it's what I do.

Vanilla Ice

I've never left music behind, but I've had success in television.

Vanilla Ice

I have a very broad demographic, from the 8-year-old who knows every word to 'Ice Ice Baby' and the college kid who grew up on 'Ninja Rap' to the soccer mom and grandparent.

Vanilla Ice

My mom raised me to be clean, so it's in my nature. I have two little girls, and I'm married, but we've got a nanny and a maid.

Vanilla Ice

Shows have been sold out. It's overwhelming, you know. I had no idea what to expect with this new sound and everything and just to see so many people just come out and embrace it, it's overwhelming.

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Even in a bad market, location, location, location is a way to still buy and sell property.

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Listen, if you don't talk big game, you never get anywhere. If you don't think big, you don't get big. Some people call it egotistical, some people call it high hopes, some people call it confidence. It's all in how you want to dissect it.

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Author Bio

  • NameVanilla Ice
  • DescriptionAmerican rapper
  • AliasesRobert Matthew Van Winkle
  • BornOctober 31, 1967
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionRapper; Actor