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"I'm a big fan of '70s records where artists could draw on whatever influences they wanted."
"Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see which one the audience likes the best."
"Style is the most valuable asset of the modern artist. That's probably why so many styles are reported lost or stolen each year."
"I think I've grown a lot in the last few years, and I needed to express myself as an artist on this. It wasn't necessarily about going in and making an album chocked full of hit singles... there were a lot of things I did out of the joy and the want to do it."
Explore more quotes by Cassandra Wilson
"My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences."
"I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting."
"My father had all kinds of instruments in the house that he would hide from my mother. He bought them through mail order!"
"Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz."
"I've often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist."
"Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse."
"There was a train that would come by our house every night, and I'd hear the whistle blow. That is the sweetest memory I have."
"Being black, I'm involved in the reparations movement. It's focused toward the African-American audience. We could begin to heal."
"Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song."
"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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