Jaden and Willow Smith share their 'wisdom'

19 November 2014 - 02:37 By ©The Daily Telegraph
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Jaden and Willow Smith - offspring of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith - bring out new albums this week and shared some ideas with The New York Times.

Here are some choice quotes from the interviews:

On their music:

Willow, 14: Whip My Hair (her debut, platinum-selling single, released when she was 10) was a great thing. When I look back I think, "Wow, I did so much for young black girls and girls around the world. Telling them that they can be themselves and to not be afraid to be themselves."

Jaden, 16: I'm going to imprint myself on everything in this world.

On making music:

Willow: I mean, the beat is usually what moves me. Or I think of concepts. Then when I hear a beat that is, like, elaborating on that concept, I just go off.

On education:

Jaden: Here's the deal: School is not authentic because it ends. Our learning will never end. The school that we go to every single morning, we will continue to go to. You never learn anything in school. Think about how many car accidents happen every day. Driver's ed? What's up?

Willow: I went to school for one year. It was the best and the worst ... best because I was, like, "I know why kids are so depressed." It was the worst because I was depressed.

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