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We all must live our lives al...

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

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

There are some concerns that ...

There are some concerns that are universal. Everyone wants to be loved, and everyone wants to feel like they belong somewhere in the world. Everyone wants to do something and feel like they have a sense of purpose. These are just the things that I think about and the things that make their way into my songwriting.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

A lot of kids spent more time...

A lot of kids spent more time out of school than in, but I always loved school and thought it was my way out of Cleveland, and out of poverty.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

I started playing and writing...

I started playing and writing songs when I was eight.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

I think many people would say...

I think many people would say that writers like Stephen King have hypergraphia.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

Some things remain fragments,...

Some things remain fragments, just the lyrics and melodies or a line or two or a verse.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

Music was never just a hobby ...

Music was never just a hobby for me. I'd pick up a guitar every day to work on whatever I was writing at the time. I would put my ideas in songs the way some people might put them in diaries or journals.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

Love's a recurring theme thro...

Love's a recurring theme through my work.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

I often write either really e...

I often write either really early in the morning, or really late at night.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

You have to pay attention to ...

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.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

Maybe it's naive to say, but ...

Maybe it's naive to say, but it almost seems like, in the past, people tried to sell you something you would actually need, like a hammer or a broom or a toothbrush. But now there's this notion that they can sell you anything. And all they have to do is convince you that you need it.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

I had a ukulele when I was mu...

I had a ukulele when I was much younger. I have no idea what happened to it but I think that was part of it, just being inspired and wanting to try to play an instrument that, to me, sounded beautiful.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

I grew up with music in the h...

I grew up with music in the house. I was told I could sing as soon as I started talking. Everybody in my family sang, always lots of records, blues and jazz and soul, R&B, you know, like Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Coltrane, that kind of thing.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

People's real hopes and dream...

People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

I picked up the guitar at 11,...

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

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

Everyone is looking for conne...

Everyone is looking for connections between the songs. I don't usually approach a record as a concept. There's no overriding theme I'm trying to represent. It's all about the individual songs.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

We have more media than ever ...

We have more media than ever and more technology in our lives. It's supposed to help us communicate, but it has the opposite effect of isolating us.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

I think of the audience the w...

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.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

That's what everyone should d...

That's what everyone should do with their lives: stand up for what they believe in or try to do some good in the world. I don't think artists have a greater responsibility than anyone else.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

I may be revered or defamed a...

I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

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