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Anita Baker

American Musician

Born: Jan 26, 1958

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My father worked on assembly lines in Detroit while I was growing up. Every day, I watched him do what he needed to do to support the family. But he told me, 'Life is short. Do what you want to do.' Anita Baker

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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. Anita Baker

Time You People Dangerous Kiss Stage Kind Vocal Soon Most Singer Because Off Germ Get Any Your Chords Receptive

Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily. Anita Baker

Pain Approval Temporarily Only Like Became Felt Applause

I love radio, but it's a very limited thing today. Everything has to be edited down to 3:59, and too bad if I didn't make my statement in three minutes and 59 seconds. Everybody's song has to make its point so quickly. Anita Baker

I made numerous attempts to find a way to do it all, to be a creative singer, songwriter, producer, and to be the mother, daughter, sister, lover, wife. And the thing about music is, with me, that she's a harsh mistress. She does not come to me in the midst of stress. Anita Baker

Music Me Creative Mother Stress Wife Made Daughter Sister Lover Numerous Way Harsh Find About Songwriter Attempts Come Singer Singer-Songwriter She Mistress Does Midst Producer Thing

I'd love to be the political voice of my generation, but that's not my gift. Anita Baker

Love Generation Gift Political My Generation Voice

Historically, in my generation, all of my heroes and heroines have had issues and problems. We all do. Anita Baker

Generation Problems Heroes Heroines My Generation Had Issues Historically

I used to sing at funeral homes for families that didn't have a vocalist. I didn't get paid. I needed to sing. Anita Baker

Vocalist Sing Families Get Paid Used Homes Funeral Needed

I need my career. That's what validates me. Anita Baker

Me Career Need

Most artists are notoriously insecure, and I fall into that category. Anita Baker

Fall Insecure Category Most Artists

Oh my goodness, they are rocking so many variations of my high-top fade. I mean, Rihanna has taken it to a very angular 21st Century thing. Miss Fantasia has it in a very seductive, you know, up-flip, and it's just lovely, right? Oh, I think it's wonderful. Anita Baker

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