Tracy Chapman

Singer

1964-03-30

American singer-songwriter known for introspective lyrics and a distinctive vocal style. Her debut work became a major late-1980s success and she has remained an influential recording artist.

Quotes by Tracy Chapman

Love is hateWar is PeaceNo is YesAnd we're all free.
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Love is hateWar is PeaceNo is YesAnd we're all free.
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I think many people would say that writers like Stephen King have hypergraphia.
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Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin.
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Maybe it's naive to say, but it almost seems like, in the past, people tried to sell you something you would actually need, like a hammer or a broom or a toothbrush. But now there's this notion that they can sell you anything. And all they have to do is convince you that you need it.
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I end up writing about all kinds of things. I never make an attempt to write about anything in particular. I don't have a little list of topics to write about.
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I had a ukulele when I was much younger. I have no idea what happened to it but I think that was part of it, just being inspired and wanting to try to play an instrument that, to me, sounded beautiful.
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It's fun playing small venues.
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I dressed up as a veterinarian for a Halloween costume party. I had the lab coat. I got a couple of stuffed animals for patients and put bandages on them.
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One of the reasons I chose Tufts is that they have one of the best veterinary schools in the country. Since I was six years old, I wanted to be a veterinarian.
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