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"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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"My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil."
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