Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.
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I'm always looking for ways to develop as an artist, especially as a jazz artist-to find different ways of testing my voice.Cassandra Wilson
I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.
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My father had all kinds of instruments in the house that he would hide from my mother. He bought them through mail order!
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I know you're supposed to set goals for yourself. I see all that motivational stuff on television. Think about the future, what's next But I'm all into the journey. It's fascinating to me. So if I make certain what I want moment to moment, I'm cool at the crossroads.
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My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences.
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Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song.
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