It definitely makes me work better, i'm more relaxed, but I also get a better understanding of the city and culture that I'm working in. Taj Mahal More Quotes by Taj Mahal More Quotes From Taj Mahal It's pretty exciting. An honorary doctorate of the arts. It doesn't get any better. Taj Mahal doctorateprettygetbetter 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 youmusicsongpeople Particularly with the blues, it's not just about bad times. It's about the healing spirit. Taj Mahal bluesbadbad-timeshealing It's very interesting, the dynamics of popularity. When you do something all the time, you don't worry about whether it's trendy or not. Taj Mahal youworrytimeinteresting If what you're talking about is seeing someone perform, then I'll have to say that in the rhythm-and-blues side of things, seein' Otis Redding live was it, you know? Taj Mahal livesomeoneknowyou Very old music is, like, 11th century in my mind. That's very old. Taj Mahal oldlikemusicmind My mother was American, and my father was from the Caribbean, and there was a big open door into the world of humanity and music. Taj Mahal musichumanitymotherfather I wanted to keep pushing the musical ideas I had about jazz, music from Africa and the Caribbean. Taj Mahal africajazzmusicideas I wanted to explore the connections between different kinds of music. Taj Mahal exploreconnectionsmusicdifferent I enjoy music wherever it's coming from. Taj Mahal comingwhereverenjoymusic I was always looking for evidence of these common musical roots, but I was too young to know that what I was doing was called ethnomusicology. Taj Mahal lookingdoingknowroots My parents grew up during the Harlem renaissance. Taj Mahal parentsupharlemrenaissance I pretty much move around wherever I like. Taj Mahal wherevermoveprettylike 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 relativesmelanguagepeople The blues is played everywhere. There's no place I've been where they don't have blues or aren't interested in blues. Taj Mahal bluesbeenplacewhere I'm doing exactly what I always wanted to do, and I still like what I can do musically. Taj Mahal doinglikealwaysi-can I'm doing exactly what I should be doing, every day on the road. Taj Mahal every-dayroaddoingday American music is a powerful ingredient in international music, and as much as it comes from within, it also comes from without. Taj Mahal americanwithoutmusicpowerful No matter what went down, music was always going to be a part of my life. What ultimately happened is that, over a period of time, I just kind of looked around and when like, 'Wow! I'm actually making a living doing this.' Taj Mahal my-lifemusictimelife I didn't want to fall into the trap of complacency. Taj Mahal trapcomplacencywantfall
