American - Musician | July 10, 1939 -
I've got to sing for Pops; I've got to keep my father's legacy alive because he started all of this. So I started calling people, and nobody would give me a chance, but I didn't let that stop me. I took money out the bank and I started making me a record, and I did it in this guy's basement.
Mavis Staples
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I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning.
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Music is such a joy, just an absolute joy.
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It's been an amazing life. It's really just been the most magical thing for me - and I have these musical friends from all walks of life.
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Pops, he was a singer's singer. I loved to hear my father sing. He just was so laid-back and cool. I always wished I could sing like Pops.
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The kids today have these fresh faces. It's like they're on pins and needles, waiting to see what I'm going to do. They've never seen me. In the 1960s, those were hippies. They were wired up already. The kids today know me because I've worked with Jeff Tweedy and other young producers.
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I'm just singing what I feel in my heart.
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I won't wear rings and jewelry on the stage because I don't want you looking at my hands. I want you hearing what I'm saying.
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My high-school a cappella teacher would embarrass me in front of the choir. 'Mavis, you're in the basement. Mavis, you're singing with the boys.' I said, 'Mr. Finch, my voice isn't soprano. I can't sing up there with the girls.' So I just got out of the choir.
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The devil ain't got no music. All music is God's music.
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If you don't get out among the people, how are you going to know what they need to hear about?
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There are songs that I have to play!
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