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" I wanted to explore the connections between different kinds of music. "

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" The song of the blues, the song of the music, was something a lot of people missed out on. They thought they had to swagger a certain way or bark at the mic, and you don't have to do that. "

" I'm doing exactly what I should be doing, every day on the road. "

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

" 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. "

" 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've got tons more stuff to do. "

" I was always taught that Latin, Caribbean people were cousins to me, as well as blues was a cousin to me, as well as Africans were direct relatives to me. It was all a part of my language. "

" The blues is played everywhere. There's no place I've been where they don't have blues or aren't interested in blues. "

" More and more people are finally realizing that in the heart of America, there's all this incredible music that wasn't widely heard before because it wasn't in the interest of those who feel they have to control the taste of the wider public. "

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

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

" Very old music is, like, 11th century in my mind. That's very old. "

" The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable. "

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

" I base myself in African-derived music. Blues is one of the modern forms of African music. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" What you have to understand is that blues... it's in a line from the oldest forms of African music. If you're playing it like it's an echo of the past, it would be a lot less exciting, but this music lives today. "

" I'm a composer, man. "

" My mother was American, and my father was from the Caribbean, and there was a big open door into the world of humanity and music. "

" Music is like the soul of the planet. "

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

" 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 haven't worn one for a long time, but I look pretty good in a suit. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" As a kid, I always felt connected to Africa; it was something I was very proud of. "