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"I'm the 1st black platinum artist in Detroit, solo artist in Detroit."

"I've always wanted to be a real universal artist, one that every type of audience could relate to."

"A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less keep doing their style. It's so easy to get into that rut of production."

"I knew it would happen. I knew I'd be No. 1. I'm a new artist; I don't know the rules. Nobody told me it wouldn't happen."

"You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself."

"Of course we've been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That's the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes - waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain."

"Negroes at last were on Broadway, and there to stay. We were artists and we were going a long way."
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"I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out."

"It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough."

"I felt like I was a teacher. But nowadays, I am as much a student of his. He writes a lot of what we play."
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