Eunice Kathleen Waymon Quotes
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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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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'm just human, I have faults like anyone.
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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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You have to learn to get up from the table when love is not being served.
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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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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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Music is the center of my life.
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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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What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.