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" There were a lot of anti-apartheid rallies and marches and concerts that we would go to as a family. And music was a big part of that. It was never just the politics. "

Goapele

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" Overall, I just wanted to release music that would take people through life's different emotions. "

" How I started my musical career, officially, was really, like, my family and I deciding to put out, you know, the 'Closer' album that started really small, you know, with a vision that we'd make it pass there. "

" I'd been doing shows, but I slowed down because I had a daughter and got to spend some time having more of a family life. "

" I'm extremely proud I was born and raised in the Bay Area and loved representing Oakland. I started recording in the Bay Area and worked with a lot of different producers. But I always wanted to collaborate with different writers and get different perspectives. "

" I feel, in my live shows, I can be as dynamic as I want. It's my comfort zone. When I get in the studio, it's more of a solitary experience, which can be good creatively. "

" I'm thankful that my daughter's father has allowed me to do what I do because that really makes a difference. I do believe a woman can have it all. "

Goapele

Daughter

Thankful

" 'Break of Dawn,' musically, is still soulful and eclectic, but I think I opened up a little bit more vocally. It's a little more intimate. It's a little more sensual than before - and pensive. "

Goapele

Musically

Sensual

" It's always liberating to feel like I'm changing my hair and know that my fans are supporting that. I like to feel like I'm really expressing myself, and when people embrace it, it feels like an authentic connection. "

" Mos is a true artist who has a story to tell and gives back through his music. He remixed my song 'Different' in 2005, and the song we're working on now will be one of my future projects. "

" I did struggle with what I want to say socially, but it's important to reflect where I'm at mentally. "

" Sometimes I'm just like, 'I cannot hold onto this anymore,' and it's time to say something. And at the end of the day, I've just got to let it go and be true to myself. Whatever comes out comes out. "

" I'm looking to immerse myself more in the entertainment community and possibly get into doing some acting. Music is my first love, what I was most naturally drawn to and choose to study. Getting into the acting world is like a new exciting challenge. "

" I think police brutality has been going on since - I don't know - ever since I can remember and, you know, hearing about it in my childhood. "

" My hair story has been unique because my mom's a German Jew, so her hair is way different than my hair. She was always learning on my hair growing up, but I would sit there for hours, and she did learn how to braid hair. Early on, it was a lot of tears while my mom was braiding my hair. "

" I feel happy with myself when I go to the steam room and steam my face. But truth be told, my ultimate beauty indulgence is lip balm - I can't go an hour without lip balm. "

" I care about a lot of social issues, and I care about fashion. "

" I believe in reflecting honesty and reflecting reality in my music and making music that touches people emotionally - music that can bring us together. "

" I think it's possible to be a great mother and have a successful career. I like that more women are doing this. "

" I want to create a different kind of legacy. "

" Good soul music should make you feel something in your heart, in your body, and in your spirit. That's what I try to do both in the studio and on stage. "

" E-40 is another person I love working with because he is so entertaining. "

Goapele

Person

Because

" I think it's okay to be vulnerable and ask for support when you need it. It's something more women have to do because it's not easy. "

" Even if a song has shallow lyrics, there's something that you feel, regardless of what their lyrics are. "

" When I'm singing, I can see so many people, and I can see their response and everything. And being somewhere like the Hollywood Bowl, I'm seeing those immediate people in front of me, but other than that, it's just dots, and I'm just imagining who's out there and imagining their responses. "

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See

People

" Kanye and I spoke of working together and started an idea that we didn't get to finish. "

" Women, goals, empowerment, well-being, and women's health has always been important to me. "

" I want people to feel inspired. I want people to feel good. I want people to feel something. I want people to strive for what they want in their life, and I want them to heal from anything that's hurting them. "

" Sometimes it's isolating, but just being in the music industry that is just dominated by men, I think it means I have to be comfortable and confident in myself and not really care that people think I'm bossy and opinionated and also try and balance that energy. "

" Whenever I have short ,it's important for me to be inspired by people with short hair. "

" I don't wear that much makeup. I'll do a little concealer here and there and apply some mascara. It just depends on how I'm feeling that day, but I try and go days without makeup just because I think it's healthier for skin to breathe. "