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I dont think being black has held me back at all. Being black makes you strong.
Anita Baker
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Anita Baker
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 26
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Jazz Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
Toledo
Ohio
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It's impossible to write and produce a record when your parents are dying. I really tried, I really, really tried, but it just wouldn't come.
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Most artists are notoriously insecure, and I fall into that category.
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I'd love to be the political voice of my generation, but that's not my gift.
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Typically, the theme of my albums, if there is a theme, is, 'How does it feel?' And that always leads to love songs. It just does.
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I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum.
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I think there's no sacrifice too great for family, whether it's career, singing, whatever.
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I'm used to getting up at 7, getting breakfast, getting the kids off to school, and doing the mommy thing and the wife thing and the daughter thing.
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You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family.
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When you're away for a long time, tastes change, fans move on. You hate to think about it, but it's an ugly fact of life.
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Long tresses down to the floor can be beautiful, but learn to love what you have.
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I don't even have voice mail, and people get all out of shape about that. But, you know what, I don't want to transcribe your message I want to talk to you. And that kind of freaks people out a bit. They go, 'Oh, who has time to talk?' and I'm like, 'Well, I'm gonna make time.
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I would make far more money if every song were my own, but I don't write to fill up the album with my songs.
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I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album.
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Historically, in my generation, all of my heroes and heroines have had issues and problems. We all do.
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I have as many pictures of my vocal cords as I do of my children. I have a great ear, nose and throat doctor, and we look at them - if there's some redness, maybe I'll take a little time off.
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I need my career. That's what validates me.
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I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing.
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Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history.
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As soon as you get off stage, that's the most dangerous time for a singer to kiss people because your vocal chords are receptive to any kind of germ.
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I say if it's going to be done, let's do it. Let's not put it in the hands of fate. Let's not put it in the hands of someone who doesn't know me. I know me best. Then take a breath and go ahead.
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