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. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes 40s 50s grow
Particularly with the blues, it's not just about bad times. It's about the healing spirit. Taj Mahal badblueheal Change image and share on social
I'm doing exactly what I always wanted to do, and I still like what I can do musically. Taj Mahal musicallywant Change image and share on social
I wanted to keep pushing the musical ideas I had about jazz, music from Africa and the Caribbean. Taj Mahal africacaribbeanidea Change image and share on social
The '50s in general are written off as a boring decade following the turmoil of the Second World War and its immediate aftermath - the postwar Labour government, the cold war, the arrival of the New Look in fashion, etc. But I remember it as a very exciting time - a pioneering, rule-breaking time, especially for the young. Lynne Reid Banks 50saftermatharrival share on social
When you hit your 40s, you begin to take notice of the effects of aging because people that you know begin to die of heart attacks and tumors, so we take notice of the effects of aging. S. Jay Olshansky 40sagingattack Change image and share on social
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still go to the projects.' I'm like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it's so cool? Jay-Z albumcoolface share on social