Top 25 Quotes by Mavis Staples

About Mavis Staples

These are some quotes by American author Mavis Staples Musician, who was born on July 10, 1939.

Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.

Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.

Mavis Staples

When I come out of my dressing room, I go to my heart and say a little prayer and go out on stage. There I am, coming to lift you up and to motivate you. I want to bring joy. It's gospel, and gospel is the truth. It's what I do. I'm going to bring you the truth and lift up your spirit.

Mavis Staples

I never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, for the fans.

I never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, for the fans.

Mavis Staples

I sang with my father for over 50 years, and now all of a sudden he's gone, and I just dropped out.

I sang with my father for over 50 years, and now all of a sudden he's gone, and I just dropped out.

Mavis Staples

If you don't get out among the people, how are you going to know what they need to hear about?

If you don't get out among the people, how are you going to know what they need to hear about?

Mavis Staples

I have fun just about everywhere I go.

I have fun just about everywhere I go.

Mavis Staples

The devil ain't got no music. All music is God's music.

The devil ain't got no music. All music is God's music.

Mavis Staples

The best music of my life I heard at my grandmother's church, this little wooden church up on a hill.

The best music of my life I heard at my grandmother's church, this little wooden church up on a hill.

Mavis Staples

My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.

My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.

Mavis Staples

I get my voice from my mother's side of the family. My mother and my grandmother both had strong voices.

I get my voice from my mother's side of the family. My mother and my grandmother both had strong voices.

Mavis Staples

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