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I used to hear all these guys on 78s at my mother's when I was a teenager... I used to daydream that I was onstage playing the solos; I'm playing with B.B. King, and I'm playing with Lowell Fulsom, Jimmy McCracklin. And I literally ended up being in a band that backed them up at different clubs.

~Cynthia Robinson

Topics: Backed Band Being Clubs Daydream Different Ended Guys Hear Jimmy King Literally Mother Onstage Playing Solos Teenager Them Up Used

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Truth never changes. Truth always sets people free.

~Cynthia Robinson

Topics: Always Changes Free Never People Sets Truth

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I never thought for one second I'd be able to play with a real band. When I was in high school, I went through a lot of bad treatment and was called a lot of names by boys because I wanted to play. Sly was different.

~Cynthia Robinson

Topics: Able Bad Band Because Boy Different High High School Lot Names Never Play Real School Second Sly Thought Through Treatment Wanted

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I saw 'Rolling Stone' magazine once, and they were talking about the top 50 songs, and there wasn't one Sly song; how does that happen? But, Sly isn't the type to brown nose for props. He's always known what he had, what he was capable of; I'm just proud that he took the time and effort to put it to music.

~Cynthia Robinson

Topics: About Always Brown Capable Does Effort Had Happen He How Just Known Magazine Music Nose Once Props Proud Put Rolling Rolling Stone Saw Sly Song Songs Stone Talking Time Took Top Type Were

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As time passed on, got to hear some players who were straight up funky, not just jazz. Nat Adderley, for instance - he's a funky trumpet player, so he was my man.

~Cynthia Robinson

Topics: Funky Got He Hear Instance Jazz Just Man Passed Player Players Some Straight Time Trumpet Up Were Who

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I know the songs that Sly wrote still have the meaning for those that are living today that weren't even around when we started playing before, in the beginning. His lyrics, to me, if you listen to them, they can form a lifestyle that will leave you a happier person, a better person on this planet. It's just lyrics to live by.

~Cynthia Robinson

Topics: Around Before Beginning Better Better Person Even Form Happier His In The Beginning Just Know Leave Lifestyle Listen Live Living Lyrics Me Meaning Person Planet Playing Sly Songs Started Still Them Those To Live By Today Were Will Wrote You

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Sly always had us rehearsing, and he always had something planned out that he wanted us to do. So it wasn't ever like, 'Well what should we work on?' It was never that. He always had the plan, 'This is what we're going to do today, shoop shoop shoop shoop,' and everybody's minds were in the same direction.

~Cynthia Robinson

Topics: Always Direction Ever Everybody Going Had He Like Minds Never Out Plan Planned Rehearsing Same Same Direction Should Sly Something Today Us Wanted Well Were Work

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I told my kids, 'It doesn't matter if this person or that person in the family isn't perfect; this is what you've got. We have to work with that, and if you can't work with that, then you're just jumping into someone else's family, and there's always going to be something missing if you don't work that out.'

~Cynthia Robinson

Topics: Always Else Family Going Got Jumping Just Kids Matter Missing Out Perfect Person Someone Something Then Work You

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The future has never been something that I've been able to plan. Every time I try - I don't care if it's three or four days ahead or a week ahead - it just doesn't pan out.

~Cynthia Robinson

Topics: Able Been Care Days Every Every Time Four Future Just Never Out Pan Plan Something Three Time Try Week Ahead

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If you're a musician, there's no instrument that can be withheld from you. If you're drawn to it, develop the talent for it.

~Cynthia Robinson

Topics: Develop Drawn Instrument Musician Talent Withheld You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: January 12th, 1944

Died: November 23rd, 2015

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