Facts about Tracy Chapman

Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornMarch 30, 1964
Age59 years

Summary

Tracy Chapman is a famous Musician from USA, he/she is 59 years old and still alive, born March 30, 1964.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aries, who is known for Active, Demanding, Determined, Effective, Ambitious. Our collection contains 21 quotes who is written / told by Tracy.

21 Famous quotes by Tracy Chapman

Small: At this point in my life Id like to live as if only love mattered
"At this point in my life I'd like to live as if only love mattered"
Small: When you feel like youve had a good show, you go backstage and you talk to yourself about it, and if yo
"When you feel like you've had a good show, you go backstage and you talk to yourself about it, and if you have a bad show you talk to yourself about it"
Small: Loves a recurring theme through my work
"Love's a recurring theme through my work"
Small: I may be revered or defamed and decried But I tried to live my life right
"I may be revered or defamed and decried; But I tried to live my life right"
Small: I learn all these things about the record talking about it after its finished
"I learn all these things about the record talking about it after it's finished"
Small: After its finished, sometimes I can trace a path that goes back to the possible source of inspiration
"After it's finished, sometimes I can trace a path that goes back to the possible source of inspiration"
Small: I dressed up as a veterinarian for a Halloween costume party. I had the lab coat. I got a couple of stu
"I dressed up as a veterinarian for a Halloween costume party. I had the lab coat. I got a couple of stuffed animals for patients and put bandages on them"
Small: Everyone is looking for connections between the songs. I dont usually approach a record as a concept. T
"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"
Small: You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. Ive been trying to do t
"You have to pay attention to the moment and make it the best it can be for you. I've been trying to do that. It's really made a major difference for me. I'm a happier person"
Small: We have more media than ever and more technology in our lives. Its supposed to help us communicate, but
"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"
Small: Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. Its something
"Songwriting is a very mysterious process. It feels like creating something from nothing. It's something I don't feel like I really control"
Small: I see some recurring themes: things that feel threaded together, some symbolic references, and songs ab
"I see some recurring themes: things that feel threaded together, some symbolic references, and songs about some of the big questions, like death. There are a lot of references to weather, too!"
Small: I often write either really early in the morning, or really late at night
"I often write either really early in the morning, or really late at night"
Small: I end up writing about all kinds of things. I never make an attempt to write about anything in particul
"I end up writing about all kinds of things. I never make an attempt to write about anything in particular. I don't have a little list of topics to write about"
Small: The songs are not necessarily autobiographical. A lot of songs are a combination of influences.
"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"
Small: With other people, youre always swapping music. Somebody is always listening to something youve never h
"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"
Small: We all must live our lives always feeling, always thinking the moment has arrived
"We all must live our lives always feeling, always thinking the moment has arrived"
Small: Some things remain fragments, just the lyrics and melodies or a line or two or a verse
"Some things remain fragments, just the lyrics and melodies or a line or two or a verse"
Small: Peoples real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until youre not sure what y
"People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need"
Small: My older sister encouraged me from early on and bought me one of the first guitars I had. She listened
"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"
Small: Im a hopeful cynic
"I'm a hopeful cynic"