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"The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done."
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"My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil."
"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."
"What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man."
"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."
"Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor."
"I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing."
"My version of "Georgia" became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me. Here is a state that used to lynch people like me suddenly declaring my version of a song as its state song. That is touching."
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