American - Musician | January 26, 1958 -
I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum.
Anita Baker
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I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album.
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I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it.
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We don't do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance.
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I don't even have voice mail, and people get all out of shape about that. But, you know what, I don't want to transcribe your message; I want to talk to you. And that kind of freaks people out a bit. They go, 'Oh, who has time to talk?' and I'm like, 'Well, I'm gonna make time.'
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I love radio, but it's a very limited thing today. Everything has to be edited down to 3:59, and too bad if I didn't make my statement in three minutes and 59 seconds. Everybody's song has to make its point so quickly.
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I'd love to be the political voice of my generation, but that's not my gift.
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Typically, the theme of my albums, if there is a theme, is, 'How does it feel?' And that always leads to love songs. It just does.
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Historically, in my generation, all of my heroes and heroines have had issues and problems. We all do.
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Chris Brown is brilliant. That cat is crazy brilliant, and I wish him the best.
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I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing.
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If I could be doing anything, I'd be laying on the floor in my birthday suit eating junk food and watching something dumb on TV.
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