Ike Turner Quotes
I wanna record these girls individually. And then, I wanna cut a blues album on me. But all of it, original stuff, you know. When I listen to the blues today, it's like they all sounds similar. I wanna do something different, to try to add to the blues flavor.
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As you get older, challenges arise that you aren't prepared for, but what got me through it was music.
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New York is such a versatile city, and there's always something new to discover.
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
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I wanna record these girls individually. And then, I wanna cut a blues album on me. But all of it, original stuff, you know. When I listen to the blues today, it's like they all sounds similar. I wanna do something different, to try to add to the blues flavor.
