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Taj Mahal

American Musician

Born: May 17, 1942

About Always Blues Music People You

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Particularly with the blues, it's not just about bad times. It's about the healing spirit. Taj Mahal

Healing Bad Spirit About Bad Times Particularly Times Just Blues

I haven't worn one for a long time, but I look pretty good in a suit. Taj Mahal

Time Good Long Long Time Worn Pretty Pretty Good Look Suit

My perspective is cultural and world-based. It's always been a global perspective. Taj Mahal

Perspective Global Always Been Cultural

What the future of the planet and music and art and all of it is sharing; it's diversity. Taj Mahal

Music Future Art Diversity Sharing Planet

I came up not understanding that a lot of people didn't start to hear music until they went to college or were turned on by an older brother or sister. Taj Mahal

Music People College Understanding Sister Older Brother Until Came Were Hear Hear Music Lot Up Turned Older Brother Start

I base myself in African-derived music. Blues is one of the modern forms of African music. Taj Mahal

Music Myself Modern African Blues Forms Base

My grandmother had many children. She lost most. So when we came along, we were really special. I was the first grandchild that could see her spirit moving to a new generation. Taj Mahal

It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in our poultry, in our vegetables, in our fruits, and slowly but surely the monoculture beast comes in. I'm saying that's not a good idea. And if it means that I gotta do it on my own, then I do it on my own. Taj Mahal

It's pretty exciting. An honorary doctorate of the arts. It doesn't get any better. Taj Mahal

Better Honorary Pretty Exciting Doctorate Get Any Arts

The song of the blues, the song of the music, was something a lot of people missed out on. They thought they had to swagger a certain way or bark at the mic, and you don't have to do that. Taj Mahal

Music You People Song Thought Way Out Something Had Missed Lot Mic Blues Swagger Certain Bark Certain Way

Very old music is, like, 11th century in my mind. That's very old. Taj Mahal

Music Old Mind Like Very Century Old Music

I wanted to explore the connections between different kinds of music. Taj Mahal

Music Different Kinds Kinds Between Different Wanted Explore Connections

I enjoy music wherever it's coming from. Taj Mahal

Music Enjoy Coming Wherever

I pretty much move around wherever I like. Taj Mahal

Pretty Like Around Move Wherever Much

I was always taught that Latin, Caribbean people were cousins to me, as well as blues was a cousin to me, as well as Africans were direct relatives to me. It was all a part of my language. Taj Mahal

Me People Language Relatives Caribbean Latin Direct Part Well Always Cousin Cousins Were Taught African Blues

I'm doing exactly what I should be doing, every day on the road. Taj Mahal

Day Every Day Every Exactly Exactly What Road Doing Should

American music is a powerful ingredient in international music, and as much as it comes from within, it also comes from without. Taj Mahal

Music Powerful Also Within Without American American Music Ingredient Much International

I'm old enough to chew my peas and corn without choking. Taj Mahal

Old Corn Enough Without Chew Old Enough Choking Peas

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