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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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A.E. Samaan

"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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A.E. Samaan

"Dance on the stage of life with love in your heart, a smile on your face, and a great vision in your mind."

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A.E. Samaan

"When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern dance, or cooking."

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A.E. Samaan

"I do eventually want to get back into performing, but right now it's more fun for me to dance for myself."

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A.E. Samaan

"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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A.E. Samaan

"How I long to fall just a little bit, to dance out of the lines and stray from the light."

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A.E. Samaan

"I don't remember not dancing. When I realized I was alive and these were my parents, and I could walk and talk, I could dance."

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A.E. Samaan

"Dancing is a expression of desire, thoughts, and emotion in a distinctive way."

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A.E. Samaan

"If you're looking for a deep album or you're looking for me to talk about past situations, it's not even about that. It's just 14 hot records that are gonna make you dance."

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A.E. Samaan

"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops."

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

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Joan Armatrading
"Inspiration doesn't really work like that - you're not looking out for it. Inspiration is something that tends to capture you rather than you capture it."

Work

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Joan Armatrading
"Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don't think there is any exception - who I've worked with is they've all been very, very talented musicians."

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Joan Armatrading
"Writing music is just something that I was born to do."

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Joan Armatrading
"I've written what and when I want to. It's been about expressing myself. But with the degree, I had to learn to do everything in a very specific, disciplined way. I am very disciplined, but this demanded a totally different kind of discipline. A real challenge."

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Joan Armatrading
"My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started writing my songs."

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Joan Armatrading
"All your travelling is together, you eat together, you're on stage as a band together, when you get to the sound-check the band and the crew are all together."

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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."

Dance

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Joan Armatrading
"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
"In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and it's just the same."

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