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I've been really fortunate that I've been at a lot of critical crossroads in my musical journey. When I look back, there are some pretty interesting things to look at.

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I love traditional music. But in any culture around the world, there is the historic and cultural music and everything that's been passed down and passed down, and hopefully you take that, and then you take it, you know, the next distance, and then somebody else takes it the next distance.

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I remember from my earliest years people speaking, you know, in a certain kind of rhythm and telling stories and sharing experiences in a way that was different in Indian country than it was other places. And I was really struck by this and obviously very affected by it, because it's always come out in my songs.

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Think about the number of people who do film music, make records and have a Native American heritage - and I may be the only one on the list.

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Most of my younger Native American friends are not in any way looking for sympathy, and they're not looking to lay guilt on anybody. They have their dignity, and they do what they do.

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In a lot of groups, you can change a musician, and it doesn't mean anything.

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Music should never be harmless.

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I saw Ray Charles at Massey Hall.

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At a young age I thought, 'Wow, that fiddle thing, that's pretty cool. That mandolin is great. These drums, I like these drums... ' They were Indian drums. And I was saying, 'But that guitar. That guitar. Girls are going to like that guitar.'

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Cowboys had guitars. And they sang country 'cause they lived in the country.

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Musician

Born: July 5th, 1943

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