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Tracy Chapman Quotes

American - Musician | March 30, 1964 -

The songs are not necessarily autobiographical. A lot of songs are a combination of influences. It might be some part of my life, or something I've felt, or something somebody's told me. It all comes together.

Life Together Me My Life Something

With other people, you're always swapping music. Somebody is always listening to something you've never heard. It's a great way to hear all sorts of new things.

Music Great New Things People You

I'm a hopeful cynic.

We all must live our lives always feeling, always thinking the moment has arrived.

Live Moment Thinking Feeling Always

You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person.

Moment Best Me Trying Attention You

Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin.

Mother Growing Up Singing Growing Up

I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.

Writing Guitar Up Songs Even Before

The way popular music is categorized and formatted cuts down on everyone's options. And although people don't talk about it, there are a lot of issues of race determining musical categories of what's rock, R&B, or even folk. It ends up restricting creativity.

Music Creativity People Down Rock

As a child I always had a sense of social conditions and political situations. I think it had to do with the fact that my mother was always discussing things with my sister and me - also because I read a lot.

Mother Child Me Sister Think Always

I'm still thinking and hoping there's an opportunity for people to have better lives and that significant change can occur.

Change Opportunity People Better

I found myself in the middle of a race riot when I was about 14 years old, and I found someone pointing a gun at me and telling me to run or they'd shoot me.

Myself Me Gun Someone Run Race

I think of the audience the way I would think of another person: You meet someone, then you take it from there; you see what's interesting to both of you.

Think Interesting Someone You Person

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