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As a kid, I always felt connected to Africa; it was something I was very proud of.

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It's very interesting, the dynamics of popularity. When you do something all the time, you don't worry about whether it's trendy or not.

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If the Rolling Stones are playing a concert across town, that's not my audience anyways. But I do find that there's a lot of people coming back around to see me again.

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What you have to understand is that blues... it's in a line from the oldest forms of African music. If you're playing it like it's an echo of the past, it would be a lot less exciting, but this music lives today.

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I see myself as a composer who plays music and likes to play with other people, and not just as a solo artist.

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The one thing I've always demanded of the records I've made is that they be danceable.

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My parents grew up during the Harlem renaissance.

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My grandparents on my father's side came to this country from the Caribbean with a strong connection to Africa and no shame about it.

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I'm perceived as someone who goes out and searches for new music, but it was all present in my household.

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All the music that I play today, I actually heard either at home or in my neighborhood when I was growing up in the '40s and '50s.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: May 17th, 1942

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