I don't know - I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go. Tracy Chapman religionspirituality Change image and share on social
Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin. Tracy Chapman admirearethacleveland Change image and share on social
So much has happened to obscure the dialogue about race and about gender and discrimination in general, especially where those things touch on economics. Tracy Chapman dialoguediscriminationeconomics Change image and share on social
The way popular music is categorized and formatted cuts down on everyone's options. And although people don't talk about it, there are a lot of issues of race determining musical categories of what's rock, R&B, or even folk. It ends up restricting creativity. Tracy Chapman categorizecategorycreativity share on social
Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It's something I don't feel like I really control. Tracy Chapman controlcreatefeel Change image and share on social
I learn all these things about the record talking about it after it's finished. Tracy Chapman finishlearnrecord Change image and share on social
Music was never just a hobby for me. I'd pick up a guitar every day to work on whatever I was writing at the time. I would put my ideas in songs the way some people might put them in diaries or journals. Tracy Chapman daydiaryguitar share on social
If you are living a life that feels right to you, if you're willing to take creative chances or a creative path that feels like it's mostly in keeping with your sensibilities, you know, aesthetic and artistic, then that's what matters. Tracy Chapman aestheticartisticchance share on social
There are good reasons for being in jail - for protesting. Tracy Chapman goodjailprotest Change image and share on social
With other people, you're always swapping music. Somebody is always listening to something you've never heard. It's a great way to hear all sorts of new things. Tracy Chapman greathavehear Change image and share on social
