Tones and I (Toni Watson) Quotes

Just because my song was being played on the radio didn't mean I had a load of money. You don't get royalties overnight.

Tones and I

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• Through teaching myself how to be happy and get through things, I hope I can also do that for other people.

  

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• When I was young, I had an 'aha' moment in church. There was a thing called testimony service, and somebody would sing a song, and everyone else would join in, finding a note where they fit. During one of those, a light went on in my head. In that moment, I heard everything - Parliament, the Staple Singers, Curtis Mayfield, Prince - in there.

  

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• Just because my song was being played on the radio didn't mean I had a load of money. You don't get royalties overnight.

  

  Tones and I
  • Money
  • Song
  • Radio