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I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.

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Seeing the bigger picture opens your eyes to what is the truth.

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I'm an optimist. I have always been, and I will continue to be. So I believe there's always a possibility of transforming or changing or doing something different.

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When I first started, I worked with my father, Alex 'Little Bill' Wallace; he was a guitarist like B.B. King. I was around 13 when I started, and I learned a lot by looking and listening. I learned how to be a bandleader from watching that band work.

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From now back to the past, we can observe clearly that none of us is free.

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I wanted to identify that the black experience is American experience.

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When Barack Obama was elected, it immediately brought out all the differences in society.

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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.

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There's nothing unnatural in creation.

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The only thing that makes change possible is the idea of developing some kind of institution, because the institutions will survive individuals.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 18th, 1941

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