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.

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

I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning.

I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning.

Mavis Staples

I can't just turn over and sing disco or rock.

I can't just turn over and sing disco or rock.

Mavis Staples

I'm just singing what I feel in my heart.

I'm just singing what I feel in my heart.

Mavis Staples

I won't wear rings and jewelry on the stage because I don't want you looking at my hands. I want you hearing what I'm saying.

I won't wear rings and jewelry on the stage because I don't want you looking at my hands. I want you hearing what I'm saying.

Mavis Staples

I don't know which way I'm going. My next CD might be country, might be Dylan, might be Mick Jagger. I don't know. I love a challenge.

I don't know which way I'm going. My next CD might be country, might be Dylan, might be Mick Jagger. I don't know. I love a challenge.

Mavis Staples

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

Pops, he was a singer's singer. I loved to hear my father sing. He just was so laid-back and cool. I always wished I could sing like Pops.

Pops, he was a singer's singer. I loved to hear my father sing. He just was so laid-back and cool. I always wished I could sing like Pops.

Mavis Staples

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