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" I don't need the credits for playing the blues and paying the dues. I've already done it. There are some other things to do here - movies and scores and voice-overs. "

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" It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a good idea. And if it means that I gotta do it on my own, then I do it on my own. "

Taj Mahal

Good

Saying

Music

" It's very interesting, the dynamics of popularity. When you do something all the time, you don't worry about whether it's trendy or not. "

" I'm old enough to chew my peas and corn without choking. "

" Particularly with the blues, it's not just about bad times. It's about the healing spirit. "

" Music is like the soul of the planet. "

" If what you're talking about is seeing someone perform, then I'll have to say that in the rhythm-and-blues side of things, seein' Otis Redding live was it, you know? "

" I enjoy music wherever it's coming from. "

" I came up not understanding that a lot of people didn't start to hear music until they went to college or were turned on by an older brother or sister. "

" I see myself as a composer who plays music and likes to play with other people, and not just as a solo artist. "

" As a solo performer, it's total involvement. What I do is to break down the wall between audience and performer. "

" What the future of the planet and music and art and all of it is sharing; it's diversity. "

" Ziggy Marley is the third generation of Marleys I know. I knew his grandmother and his dad - I did a children's album with his grandmother. They're like family. "

Taj Mahal

Children

Family

" My perspective is cultural and world-based. It's always been a global perspective. "

" If the Rolling Stones are playing a concert across town, that's not my audience anyways. But I do find that there's a lot of people coming back around to see me again. "

" I just worked my own personal thoughts into my music, and just kept at it until I found a way in. "

" I'm perceived as someone who goes out and searches for new music, but it was all present in my household. "

" My music is really fun music, with some pan-African and pan-American influences. "

" Naw, it - it never stops, man... You gotta be doing what you're supposed to be doing - whenever, however it's coming down, you know. If you're getting your butt kicked - you still gotta do what you gotta be doing. "

" As a youngster, my parents made me aware that all that was from the African Diaspora belonged to me. So I came in with Caribbean music, African music, Latin music, gospel music and blues. "

Taj Mahal

Parents

Caribbean

" I love playing in Germany. I love playing anywhere where people are going to enjoy the music. Germany is especially nice to play. "

" I didn't want to fall into the trap of complacency. "

" My parents grew up during the Harlem renaissance. "

Taj Mahal

Parents

Grew

" I would have never gotten to college if it hadn't been for getting up at 4 A.M. and milking them Holsteins. "

" My grandparents on my father's side came to this country from the Caribbean with a strong connection to Africa and no shame about it. "

" I've only been on MTV once as one of their 'Closet Classics,' with some bootleg footage of a 1970 tour I did in Holland. They didn't know what to make of my music, but they finally invented a name for it - world beat music. "

" I don't care if it's somebody else's song. Most of the time, you'll find that I'll put my own stamp on it. But I started writing more because, you know, it's easy to regurgitate what somebody else is doing, but it's exciting to be able to come up with your own writing. "

" I've got tons more stuff to do. "

Taj Mahal

Tons

Stuff

" It's pretty exciting. An honorary doctorate of the arts. It doesn't get any better. "

" My grandmother had many children. She lost most. So when we came along, we were really special. I was the first grandchild that could see her spirit moving to a new generation. "

" All the music that I play today, I actually heard either at home or in my neighborhood when I was growing up in the '40s and '50s. "

Taj Mahal

Growing Up

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