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" I grew up thinking art was pictures until I got into music and found I was an artist and didn't paint. "
Chuck Berry
Artist
Pictures
Art
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" I just feel I got my inspiration, education and all from others that came before me. And I added my... I don't even know if I added anything. I played what they played, and it sounded different, I guess. "
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" The music played most around St. Louis was country-western and swing. Curiosity provoked me to lay a lot of the country stuff on our predominantly black audience. After they laughed at me a few times, they began requesting the hillbilly stuff. "
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" The media dresses things up. There's a lot of inaccuracy. "
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" I made records for people who would buy them. No color, no ethnic, no political - I don't want that, never did. "
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" Rather than have joy, I would rather be absent of pain. "
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