You got a fast car Tracy Chapman More Quotes by Tracy Chapman More Quotes From Tracy Chapman I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ. Tracy Chapman guitarwritingsong Have faith in humankind a respect for what is earthly and an unfaltering belief in peace and understanding Tracy Chapman respectfaithpeace After it's finished, sometimes I can trace a path that goes back to the possible source of inspiration. Tracy Chapman inspirationpathsometimes I'm never sure if I'll ever write another song, what the song will be about and if what initially sparked the beginning of a song might complete it. Tracy Chapman writingsongmight As a child I spent a lot of time at the library. Tracy Chapman librarychildren Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It's something I don't feel like I really control. Tracy Chapman writing-songsmysteriouscreating We have more media than ever and more technology in our lives. It's supposed to help us communicate, but it has the opposite effect of isolating us. Tracy Chapman mediatechnologytalking I'm still thinking and hoping there's an opportunity for people to have better lives and that significant change can occur. Tracy Chapman significant-changeopportunitythinking My older sister encouraged me from early on and bought me one of the first guitars I had. She listened to all of the crappy songs that I wrote when I was 8 years old and encouraged me to keep doing it. Tracy Chapman guitarsongyears Some things remain fragments, just the lyrics and melodies or a line or two or a verse. Tracy Chapman fragmentslinestwo I think it's important, if you are an artist, to use your music to stand up for what you believe in. Tracy Chapman artistbelievethinking I think many people would say that writers like Stephen King have hypergraphia. Tracy Chapman kingspeoplethinking As a child I always had a sense of social conditions and political situations. I think it had to do with the fact that my mother was always discussing things with my sister and me - also because I read a lot. Tracy Chapman motherchildrenthinking I got a plan to get out of here, I've been working at a convenient store. Tracy Chapman storesexplanationplans The songs are not necessarily autobiographical. A lot of songs are a combination of influences. It might be some part of my life, or something I've felt, or something somebody's told me. It all comes together. Tracy Chapman togethersongmight I learn all these things about the record talking about it after it's finished. Tracy Chapman finishedrecordstalking I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope. Tracy Chapman growthgivingpeople With other people, you're always swapping music. Somebody is always listening to something you've never heard. It's a great way to hear all sorts of new things. Tracy Chapman swappinglisteningpeople Love's a recurring theme through my work. Tracy Chapman recurring-themesrecurringtheme I really love playing music with other people. It's more fun to be on the road with others. It's kind of lonely out there when you play on your own! Tracy Chapman lonelyplayfun
