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title: "1 Craftsperson Makes Quotes By Matana Roberts"
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> [It's nice that people can call me an artist and it's nice that I can refer to myself as such, but it also kind of separates me from the common man in a way that I don't wish to be,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/it-s-nice-that-people-can-call-me-an-artist-and-it-s-nice-that-i-can/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

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## More by Matana Roberts

> [It's nice that people can call me an artist and it's nice that I can refer to myself as such, but it also kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/it-s-nice-that-people-can-call-me-an-artist-and-it-s-nice-that-i-can/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [Leading a band is fun, but it's not always something I want to continually focus on. I have my toes in a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/leading-a-band-is-fun-but-it-s-not-always-something-i-want-to/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [Someone can do anything they want to you on the outside, but whatever they do to me they cannot destroy what's on my inside.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/someone-can-do-anything-they-want-to-you-on-the-outside-but-whatever/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [The saxophone was created to mimic the human voice and I think that's why I gravitated toward the saxophone eventually. I'd loved the clarinet,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/the-saxophone-was-created-to-mimic-the-human-voice-and-i-think-that-s/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [I love making people sing. I love group singing, sacred harp singing, choral singing, recordings of people singing sea shanties, work songs, prison songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/i-love-making-people-sing-i-love-group-singing-sacred-harp-singing/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [I love working with my hands. The computer has taken over my life in a way that makes me really uncomfortable. I'm trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/i-love-working-with-my-hands-the-computer-has-taken-over-my-life-in-a/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [ New York is beautiful, but \[the South\] makes it look like a wasteland. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/new-york-is-beautiful-but-the-south-makes-it-look-like-a-wasteland/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [Listening to the birds tells you different things about a place. I heard bird sounds I'd never heard before. I heard street sounds and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/listening-to-the-birds-tells-you-different-things-about-a-place-i/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [I have a really big interest in the spirit world: spooks and the things we can't necessarily see but feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/i-have-a-really-big-interest-in-the-spirit-world-spooks-and-the/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [It's important to interrogate history, it's important to document history, because as a society we need constant reminders of the things that we've done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/it-s-important-to-interrogate-history-it-s-important-to-document/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [When you read enough stories about people who have been through different levels of trauma, and it doesn't matter what the history is, trauma…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/when-you-read-enough-stories-about-people-who-have-been-through/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [I'm a history geek and I love American history. It's so bizarre and so problematic and I love the many conundrums that it represents.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/i-m-a-history-geek-and-i-love-american-history-it-s-so-bizarre-and-so/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

> [A lot of my video work is super lo-fi on purpose. I'm not trying to become technically super proficient. The only thing I'm interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matana-roberts/a-lot-of-my-video-work-is-super-lo-fi-on-purpose-i-m-not-trying-to/)

[Matana Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matana-roberts/)

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