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> [I can change the arrangements on stage while I am playing or singing, doing signs to the musicians to change things because the audience is dancing or singing with us. That's the interesting part of the live show, actually, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/i-can-change-the-arrangements-on-stage-while-i-am-playing-or-singing/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/rokia-traore-16288_arrangements_i-can-change-the-arrangements-on-stage-w_753564.jpg)

> [I'm in a state of my life when the essential is very important to me. I don't like long songs with complicated arrangements and breaks anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/i-m-in-a-state-of-my-life-when-the-essential-is-very-important-to-me/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

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## Other authors on Arrangements

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rajneesh-77002.jpg) Rajneesh 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arrangements/rajneesh/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-milton-friedman-68333.jpg) Milton Friedman 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arrangements/milton-friedman/)

## More by Rokia Traore

> [My influences are jazz, blues, European classical music; they are rock music and pop music. So many kinds of music. World music from different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/my-influences-are-jazz-blues-european-classical-music-they-are-rock/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [I think about all these influences and musical cultures, then the opinion of the audience is of course important, but when I'm working on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/i-think-about-all-these-influences-and-musical-cultures-then-the/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [ I don't know if it's due to my age, that I'm older now, \[but\] I love the essentials. I don't like the things around… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/i-don-t-know-if-it-s-due-to-my-age-that-i-m-older-now-but-i-love-the/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [Without an audience, all your dreams will not come true at all, because you need an audience to write new songs and continue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/without-an-audience-all-your-dreams-will-not-come-true-at-all-because/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [Traveling changed my personality and gave me ability to do the music I do and to think in a certain way that everything can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/traveling-changed-my-personality-and-gave-me-ability-to-do-the-music/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [The interesting thing for me is to put together all my influences and all my experiences I got through my traveling with my father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/the-interesting-thing-for-me-is-to-put-together-all-my-influences-and/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [I wanted to come back to the guitar after three albums and almost 10 years. I started to miss this instrument and I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/i-wanted-to-come-back-to-the-guitar-after-three-albums-and-almost-10/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [I don't think I'm unique or that I'm trying to do something unique, but I feel it is something I would like to hear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/i-don-t-think-i-m-unique-or-that-i-m-trying-to-do-something-unique/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [I can change the arrangements on stage while I am playing or singing, doing signs to the musicians to change things because the audience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/i-can-change-the-arrangements-on-stage-while-i-am-playing-or-singing/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [A melody without the right rhythm hardly exists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/a-melody-without-the-right-rhythm-hardly-exists/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [You can't be unique any way. Music is made from seven notes. You will always come back to something. Even if you think you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/you-can-t-be-unique-any-way-music-is-made-from-seven-notes-you-will/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [The most important thing is to be happy myself with what I am doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/the-most-important-thing-is-to-be-happy-myself-with-what-i-am-doing/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [I'm in a state of my life when the essential is very important to me. I don't like long songs with complicated arrangements and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/i-m-in-a-state-of-my-life-when-the-essential-is-very-important-to-me/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [The fact of playing an instrument and singing... that I can try to make my dream of singing and becoming a professional musician come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/the-fact-of-playing-an-instrument-and-singing-that-i-can-try-to-make/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

> [We're repeating the same things all the time; there aren't many new things happening in this life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rokia-traore/we-re-repeating-the-same-things-all-the-time-there-aren-t-many-new/)

[Rokia Traore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rokia-traore/)

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