"No one had ever told me that whites were supposed to sing one kind of music and blacks another - I sang what I liked in the only voice I had"
- Charley Pride
About this Quote
This quote by Charley Pride speaks to the concept of breaking down barriers and challenging the status quo. Pride was a black country music vocalist in a time when the genre was dominated by white artists. He was determined to make his mark and refused to be limited by the expectations of others. His quote talks to the idea of being real to oneself and not allowing others to dictate what one need to or need to refrain from doing. He was determined to sing what he liked and to do it in his own special voice. This quote is a suggestion that we need to all make every effort to be true to ourselves and to not be limited by the expectations of others. We should all be proud of who we are and what we can do, and never ever let anyone tell us what we can or can not do.
This quote is written / told by Charley Pride somewhere between March 18, 1938 and today. He/she was a famous Athlete from USA.
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