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Joan Armatrading

"One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion."

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"One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion."

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Akiroq Brost

"I had to do a tango with Raft and I learned to dance in ballet shoes with my knees bent."

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"We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry."

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"If you can't get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you'd best teach it to dance."

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"I wanted to be Gene Kelly. Well really, I just wanted to dance with Cyd Charisse."

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Akiroq Brost

"Love is a dance."

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"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way."

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"The real dance is a spontaneous body movement that in harmony with the beats of the music in your heart."

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"Ballet-girls have a bad reputation, which is in most cases well deserved."

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"Sometimes, when I'm alone, I put on six inch heels and wear nothing else and dance around in front of the mirror and do my little stripper dance."

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Akiroq Brost

"One of the few things in dance to match the Royal Ballet's curtain calls is the Royal Ballet's dancing."

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Joan Armatrading
"Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song."

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Joan Armatrading
"So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours."

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Joan Armatrading
"Yesterday I was playing Beethoven's fifth, because I love that."

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Joan Armatrading
"It's a very organic process, and it has a specific order to it. I love to write, and once you've written, then you arrange. After the arrangement, you record it, and then you tour it."

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Joan Armatrading
"That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well - and just have fun on stage."

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"I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people come unstuck when they try to change what they do and what they are known for."

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Joan Armatrading
"I love to go on tour and perform. I love all the parts of the process."

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"I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians."

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Joan Armatrading
"This band - because this is myself on electric and acoustic guitars - we've done three tours together now and I really, really like it which is why I did the DVD as well."

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"When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didn't have time."

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