Top 56 Quotes by Taj Mahal

I wanted to keep pushing the musical ideas I had about jazz, music from Africa and the Caribbean.

I base myself in African-derived music. Blues is one of the modern forms of African music.

My music is really fun music, with some pan-African and pan-American influences.

My grandparents on my father's side came to this country from the Caribbean with a strong connection to Africa and no shame about it.

Very old music is, like, 11th century in my mind. That's very old.

I don't need the credits for playing the blues and paying the dues. I've already done it. There are some other things to do here - movies and scores and voice-overs.

My mother was American, and my father was from the Caribbean, and there was a big open door into the world of humanity and music.

My perspective is cultural and world-based. It's always been a global perspective.

I would have never gotten to college if it hadn't been for getting up at 4 A.M. and milking them Holsteins.

I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.