Eunice Kathleen Waymon Quotes
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I believe in racial memory too. I'm sure I've got ancient African blood in me that has something to do with what I am.
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The Beatles are lucky, very lucky. But what has happened to them has nothing to do with them, in a sense. They came along at the right time. Attention was focused on them. They've had the chance to grow in almost any direction they wanted. Very lucky. They are not exceptionally talented.
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I feel what they feel. And people who listen to me know that, and it makes them feel like they're not alone.
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I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.
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Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of.
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I'm a real rebel with a cause.
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Anything human can be felt through music, which means that there is no limit to the creating that can be done with music. You can take the same phrase from any song and cut it up so many different ways - it's infinite. It's like God... you know?
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You don't have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.
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It doesn't matter to me what is going on today because my music encompasses every kind of mood that exists in human beings. That's my stick.
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I look forward to doing my own show, not someone else's. That's always been my dream.
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Music is the center of my life.
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What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.