American - Musician | July 10, 1939 -
I don't know which way I'm going. My next CD might be country, might be Dylan, might be Mick Jagger. I don't know. I love a challenge.
Mavis Staples
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Pops always taught us that family is the strongest unit in the world. If you stick with your family, nobody can break you, nobody can harm you. You'll always have your family.
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I sang with my father for over 50 years, and now all of a sudden he's gone, and I just dropped out.
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We've had a great change. Dr King saw to that. I was so grateful to see the 'colored only' signs come off the water fountains and bathrooms in the south. But the struggle lives on.
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Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.
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I feel so good singing songs that I sang with my father.
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I never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, for the fans.
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I have fun just about everywhere I go.
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When I come out of my dressing room, I go to my heart and say a little prayer and go out on stage. There I am, coming to lift you up and to motivate you. I want to bring joy. It's gospel, and gospel is the truth. It's what I do. I'm going to bring you the truth and lift up your spirit.
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I get my voice from my mother's side of the family. My mother and my grandmother both had strong voices.
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My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.
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I can't just turn over and sing disco or rock.
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