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There are men and women still on the streets, and that's all they are saying Can you spare a quarter? I come from a crowd of people who were current on the outlook on life, who were social and knew where they were and had some input into how things seemed to be.

~Abbey Lincoln

Topics: Come Crowd Current Had How Input Knew Life Men Men And Women Outlook People Quarter Saying Seemed Social Some Spare Still Streets Things Were Where Who Women You

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It's a spirit that was given me and the relationships and meeting all these great people, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong; through Max I met a lot of people too. My first album was with Benny Carter.

~Abbey Lincoln

Topics: Album Armstrong Benny Carter Duke First Given Great Great People Lot Louis Max Me Meeting Met People Relationships Spirit Through Too

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I think that's what really a substantial work is, it's forever. It's the truth now and it was the truth then, and it will be the truth tomorrow.

~Abbey Lincoln

Topics: Forever Now Really Substantial Then Think Tomorrow Truth Will Work I Think

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But I've been there and done that. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, and if somebody wants me to come, if they can afford what I ask, it's not as much as Madonna makes; not that I want what Madonna makes, but I was saying.

~Abbey Lincoln

Topics: Afford Anybody Anything Ask Been Come Done Madonna Makes Me Much Prove Saying Somebody Trying Want Wants

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I remember hearing the song when I was 12 or 14 in - it must have been in Chicago, 'cause we didn't have a radio on the farm, and it was during the second World War. I had three brothers in that war who went overseas.

~Abbey Lincoln

Topics: Been Brothers Cause Chicago Farm Had Hearing Must Overseas Radio Remember Second Second World War Song Three War Who World World War World War I I Remember

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I was looking for the people who were making the music inside the cabinet. I would look in there and see if I could find somebody who was making all this wonderful music.

~Abbey Lincoln

Topics: Cabinet Could Find For The People If I Could Inside Look Looking Making Music People See Somebody Were Who Wonderful Would

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I don't have to lay on the couch and see a therapist because my therapist is in my paint brushes.

~Abbey Lincoln

Topics: Because Brushes Couch Lay Paint See Therapist

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I loved Billie Holiday more than any other person other than myself on the stage. Yeah, I do.

~Abbey Lincoln

Topics: Any Billie Holiday Holiday Loved More Myself Other Person Stage Than Yeah

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: August 6th, 1930

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