We didn't have music videos. You weren't an overnight sensation. You had to work at it and learn your craft: how to take care of your voice, how to pace your concerts, all that trial and error.
Aretha FranklinRead
As a very small girl, I listened to Charlie Parker and loved him and Max Roach and people like that.
Interpretation
The speaker reminisces about her early love for influential musicians.
In this quote, Aretha Franklin reflects on her childhood experiences with music, specifically her admiration for jazz legends Charlie Parker and Max Roach. This highlights the formative influence of music on her life and career, showcasing how early inspirations can shape one's artistic journey.
In practice
During a music appreciation class, to emphasize the lasting impact of early musical influences.
We didn't have music videos. You weren't an overnight sensation. You had to work at it and learn your craft: how to take care of your voice, how to pace your concerts, all that trial and error.
Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.
My mentor was Clara Ward of the famous Ward gospel singers of Philadelphia. And my dad was my coach. He coached me. And just my natural love for music is what drove me.
It really is an honor if I can be inspirational to a younger singer or person. It means I've done my job.
In terms of helping people understand and know each other a little better, music is universal - universal and transporting.
Everybody wants respect. In their own way, three-year-olds would like respect, and acknowledgment, in their terms.
Rap will never be the same as before
Which is the other reason hip-hop is controversial: People don't bother trying to get it. The problem isn't in the rap or the rapper or the culture. The problem is that so many people don't even know how to listen to the music.
If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music.
There's no difference in a lot of people's minds between good musicians and popular musicians.
I come to sing for the people, not for the government. God made the sunshine for everyone and made the moon for everyone. We have to follow his example so we have to play music for everyone too. We have a message, and in order for our message to reach the people, we have to play.
All the sounds of the earth are like music.
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