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"I think that whenever there's a good script we try to make that happen, but it's all based off of a good story, a good script, but I don't believe you should do it just because it's African-American."
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"Out of 30 years of Second City I was probably the third African-American with the main stage cast. I was surprised when I first heard that. I think part of the reason that improvisation has never been popular with African-Americans is that it isn't popular in the inner cities."
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"I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist."
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"The first job I had with the Smithsonian was as a field researcher among African American communities in Southwest Louisiana and Arkansas for the festival."
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"One researcher just determined that African and Indian elephants make each other sick. When a new animal or plant is introduced to a habitat bad things happen. The biggest danger to native wildlife is foreign wildlife."
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"There is no way that we know what is going on between the African American and the Asian American. We don't understand what an Indigenous American is. We don't understand what a Latino American is."
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"I play, like, 12 instruments. Guitar, piano, harmonica, African drums... I'm working on mastering the accordion."
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"When you talk about evangelicals, don't forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community is African American. And most African Americans - well over 90 percent, thoroughly evangelical, thoroughly biblical - will probably vote Democratic."
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"Being black, I'm involved in the reparations movement. It's focused toward the African-American audience. We could begin to heal."
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"I am consciously trying not to make it sound Celtic or African."
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"I think that whenever there's a good script we try to make that happen, but it's all based off of a good story, a good script, but I don't believe you should do it just because it's African-American."
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"There are people that bring artists to me to look at it and it's a question of whether I like their music and their look and if I think there's something they have that makes them different and commercial."
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"I would say that I've been lucky. Being blessed and not really ever giving up."
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"It's about finding great artists and being part of their careers."
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"But a lot of the old fans are listening to a lot of the younger music. So I gotta keep moving forward, and they'll move forward too."
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"The most exciting thing for all of us is movies and movie stars."
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"I don't necessarily want people to know all my intimate feelings about Tracey."
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"The whole process of this record was an education for me as a musician."
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"I think that in order for music to be heard in a lot of different situations you have to always consider that."
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"I usually prepare a track and then I work with the artist when it's time to do the vocals."
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"It's like spicy food - sometimes you have to tone it down so more people can enjoy it."
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