Barbara Lynn Quotes
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I base myself in African-derived music. Blues is one of the modern forms of African music.
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I feel totally French – I don't feel half-French because of my dual nationality. For me, dual nationality just means I don't deny my roots.
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The fairest thing in nature, a flower, still has its roots in earth and manure.
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I think your teenage years define your musical roots forever. You're always looking for a theme for your high school years.
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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When you are through with the blues, you've got nothing to rest on.
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If you don't stick up for what's yours, and defend what's yours... what are you?
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I have deep roots in this Oklahoma soil. It makes me proud.
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Now I'm an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come along and while the little needles fall off me replace them with medallions.
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I've always liked acoustic blues. I liked Bob Dylan a lot.
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The one thing that's going to get you through this business is having strong roots, being grounded and knowing what is true.
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Blues are the songs of despair, but gospel songs are the songs of hope.
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I'm not frightened about terrorism. I'm frightened about the roots of what we call terrorism.
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You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. You can't hate Africa and not hate yourself.
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I can show you that I have played with just about every jazz musician, every African musician, every blues musician. It's not like I'm cashing in on a false concept. This is what I do.
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I like blues but it is music I am too ignorant to understand.
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Blues was my first love. It was the first thing where I said, 'Oh man, this is the stuff.' It just sounded so raw and honest, gut-bucket honest. From then I started rebelling.
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I like to play guitar, jam out, play the blues, go watch movies. I love movies.
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Whenever the cloud of ego threatens to engulf me, I remind myself of my roots. It helps keeping my feet on the ground.
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Young people are dying for no reason all over the world that don't know why. It's ugly, everywhere.
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Somebody said to me the other day, 'You know, it's really senseless, what you're doing. There's always been suffering, there will always be suffering, and you're just prolonging the suffering of these children by rescuing them.' My answer is, 'Okay, then, let's start with your grandchild. Don't buy antibiotics if it gets pneumonia. Don't take it to the hospital of it has an accident. It's against life-against humanity-to think that way.
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Being Latina for me is also being a strong woman.
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I've come to realize that Barack Obama is the tattoo president. Like a big tattoo, it seemed cool when you were young. But later on, that decision doesn't look so good, and you wonder: what was I thinking? But the worst part is you're still going to have to explain it to your kids.
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I've gotta stick to my roots, and my roots are blues.
