Good soul music should make you feel something in your heart, in your body, and in your spirit. That's what I try to do both in the studio and on stage. Goapele More Quotes by Goapele More Quotes From Goapele Close your eyes and see what you believe. Goapele eyebelieve The difference with a major label and independent is mainly resources. That's the difference that I feel sometimes where I as an artist would have to be more creative and more patient. Goapele independentdifferencesartist When I decided to be a musician I was hoping that it would be one of my contributions in having a positive impact on the world. That's always what I wanted to do. Goapele impactwould-beworld I think as artists we have an opportunity to shed light and share different stories and expose different realities and inspire people and give a different perspective. Goapele artistopportunityreality What I really appreciate about the music that I grew up to is that I feel like I can put it on now and still hear something new. It's still relevant. That's how I want my music to be perceived. It's what I strive for. Goapele striveappreciatewant Our hair can be a fun outlet for self expression. I love wearing cornrows and getting my hair thread-wrapped because it feels ancient and African. Goapele selfhairfun But I was waiting for some magical moment, that would prove to me, forever would be fine. Meanwhile, my first love was standing first in line. Goapele first-lovewaitingforever As I get older, my perspective changes, and I just see how relationships aren't always what they appear to be. It's one of those sad but true things. We can see sometimes when people are becoming distant in all the things that create breaking apart, as painful as it is, and at the same time, still appreciating that person. Goapele sadperspectivetimepeople Instagram is a personal subscription. It's like your own personal magazine. It's like doing a photo shoot for no money, which is cool. Goapele yourdoingcoolmoney Get a good lawyer because sometimes it's hard to understand what you might or might not be agreeing to. Goapele goodyoulawyersometimes I care about a lot of social issues, and I care about fashion. Goapele social-issuesaboutfashioncare Even if a song has shallow lyrics, there's something that you feel, regardless of what their lyrics are. Goapele somethingfeelyousong Whenever I have short ,it's important for me to be inspired by people with short hair. Goapele shortmehairpeople My hair story has been unique because my mom's a German Jew, so her hair is way different than my hair. She was always learning on my hair growing up, but I would sit there for hours, and she did learn how to braid hair. Early on, it was a lot of tears while my mom was braiding my hair. Goapele learningtearsmomhair I have a lot of family in South Africa, but I grew up in California. I feel like my name keeps me connected to a long line of people that have been through a heck of a lot. It reminds me to stay grateful, and it reminds me to try and step my game up if I'm slacking. Goapele megratefulfamilypeople In high school, I started training, singing with choirs, and getting voice lessons and doing a lot of creative writing and decided that that's really what I wanted to pursue as a career, and that's what I was going to study. Goapele trainingsingingvoiceschool Women, goals, empowerment, well-being, and women's health has always been important to me. Goapele goalsmewomenhealth I think police brutality has been going on since - I don't know - ever since I can remember and, you know, hearing about it in my childhood. Goapele youchildhoodpoliceremember I'm looking to immerse myself more in the entertainment community and possibly get into doing some acting. Music is my first love, what I was most naturally drawn to and choose to study. Getting into the acting world is like a new exciting challenge. Goapele myselfmusiccommunitylove I believe in reflecting honesty and reflecting reality in my music and making music that touches people emotionally - music that can bring us together. Goapele honestymusictogetherpeople
