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

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Tracy Chapman
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 30
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
Street Artist
Cleveland
Ohio
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I may be revered or defamed and decried But I tried to live my life right.
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I got a plan to get out of here, I've been working at a convenient store.
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So don't be tempted by the shiny apple Don't you eat of a bitter fruit Hunger only for a taste of justice Hunger only for a world of truth 'Cause all that you have is your soul.
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Some things remain fragments, just the lyrics and melodies or a line or two or a verse.
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Men are able to sustain a career into their 50s and 60s and still present themselves as sex symbols. With women, on the other hand, people say, 'Why doesn't she retire?'
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Consume more than you need This is the dream Make you pauper Or make you queen I won't die lonely I'll have it all prearranged A grave that's deep and wide enough For me and all my mountains o'things
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We are the spirit, the collective conscience. We create the pain, and suffering, and beauty in this world.
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There's a power in words. There's a power in being able to explain and describe and articulate what you know and feel and believe about the world, and about yourself.
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