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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

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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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

I often write either really e...

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

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

Love's a recurring theme thro...

Love's a recurring theme through my work.

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.

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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

I think many people would say...

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

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

I started playing and writing...

I started playing and writing songs when I was eight.

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

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.

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Renounce all those material t...

Renounce all those material things that you gained by exploiting other human beings.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

Now love's the only thing tha...

Now love's the only thing that's free /We must take it where it's found /Pretty soon it may be costly

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

So don't be tempted by the sh...

So don't be tempted by the shiny apple Don't you eat of a bitter fruit Hunger only for a taste of justice Hunger only for a world of truth 'Cause all that you have is your soul.

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Who took away the part so ess...

Who took away the part so essential to the whole Left you a hollow body Skin and bone.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

Why do babies starve /When th...

Why do babies starve /When there's enough food to feed the world /Why when there's so many of us /Are there people still alone

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

I decided to do whatever I co...

I decided to do whatever I could to make sure the business side of music didn't intrude on the creative part.

Tracy Chapman 76 quotes

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