I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.
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“I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.”
— Tracy Chapman · Organ
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“I picked up the guitar at 11, but even before then, I was writing songs on the organ.”
“Everyone is looking for connections between the songs. I don't usually approach a record as a concept. There's no overriding theme I'm trying to represent. It's all about the individual songs.”
“After it's finished, sometimes I can trace a path that goes back to the possible source of inspiration.”
“Music was never just a hobby for me. I'd pick up a guitar every day to work on whatever I was writing at the time. I would put my ideas in songs the way some people might put them in diaries or journals.”
“I mentioned that I received a scholarship to Episcopalian school, and the model for the school was 'From each according to his or her ability and to each according to his or her need.' And it's something that is still really important to me in thinking about how I prioritize what I do with my life.”
“I'm still thinking and hoping there's an opportunity for people to have better lives and that significant change can occur.”
More Organ Quotes
“I used to think God only liked organ music.”
“The pancreas is by far the most complex organ in the body.”
“When I was 6 years old, I asked my parents for an organ. I don't have any idea why I wanted an organ.”
“I definitely want people to laugh because I don't think there's a better feeling - I think it's just so fabulous to laugh. I don't mind if people think, either. I think the brain is a very sexy organ.”
“I think the city is the strongest social memory organ of humanity.”
“My husband is in politics and my kids are already a campaign organ for him and I really love being their mother.”