Affluence separates people. Poverty knits ‘em together. You got some…

Affluence separates people. Poverty knits ‘em together. You got some sugar and I don’t; I borrow some of yours. Next month you might not have any flour; well, I’ll give you some of mine.

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My music had roots which I’d dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil. - View Quote Details on My music had roots which I’d dug up from my…
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What is a soul? It’s like electricity — we don’t really know what it is, but it’s a force that can light a room. - View Quote Details on What is a soul? It’s like electricity — we don’t…
I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me, like food or water. - View Quote Details on I was born with music inside me. Music was one…
You better live every day like your last because one day you’re going to be right. - View Quote Details on You better live every day like your last because one…
Tell your Mama
Tell your Pa
Gonna send you back to Arkansas - View Quote Details on Tell your Mama
Tell your Pa
Gonna send you back…
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Hit the road, Jack, and don’t you come back no more, no more, no more, no more. - View Quote Details on Hit the road, Jack, and don’t you come back no…
Music is nothing separate from me. It is me… You’d have to remove the music surgically. - View Quote Details on Music is nothing separate from me. It is me… You’d…
Do it right or don’t do it at all. That comes from my mom. If there’s something I want to do, I’m one of those people that won’t be satisfied until I get it done. If I’m trying to sing something and I can’t get it, I’m going to keep at it until I get where I want it. - View Quote Details on Do it right or don’t do it at all. That…