Tracy Chapman

We all must live our lives always feeling, always thinking the moment has arrived.

After it's finished, sometimes I can trace a path that goes back to the possible source of inspiration.

Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It's something I don't feel like I really control.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.