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> [Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the origins of the old Negro spirituals I grew up with in the South.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/then-when-i-had-the-opportunity-to-go-to-africa-and-visit-the/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

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## More by Isaac Hayes

> [A certain administration which I won't call by name took the arts out of the schools, and that left the brothers out on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/a-certain-administration-which-i-won-t-call-by-name-took-the-arts-out/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [Guys in slavery sang praises to the Lord to deliver them from bondage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/guys-in-slavery-sang-praises-to-the-lord-to-deliver-them-from-bondage/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [Know the business, learn the business, own something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/know-the-business-learn-the-business-own-something/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I influence people - hopefully on the positive side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-influence-people-hopefully-on-the-positive-side/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I used to stand in front of the mic and cry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-used-to-stand-in-front-of-the-mic-and-cry/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-think-the-kids-today-need-to-hear-more-about-morals-and-values/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I love soul. But I love a tune that has some meat in it. Something I could hang my hat on. Because music is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-love-soul-but-i-love-a-tune-that-has-some-meat-in-it-something-i/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/there-is-a-place-in-this-world-for-satire-but-there-is-a-time-when/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [Don't slip into the traps, and don't forget about your 'hood, the kids in the 'hood. Remember, you're disposable, so take advantage while you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/don-t-slip-into-the-traps-and-don-t-forget-about-your-hood-the-kids/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I was a pop freak. I love music. Of course, I knew soul because I grew up in it. Writing it and everything. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-was-a-pop-freak-i-love-music-of-course-i-knew-soul-because-i-grew/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/as-a-civil-rights-activist-of-the-past-40-years-i-cannot-support-a/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [I'd always loved strings. When I was in high school and saw strings playing on stage, an orchestra or a symphony, all those bows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/i-d-always-loved-strings-when-i-was-in-high-school-and-saw-strings/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [At the end of the day, we are responsible for our own lives. If anything happens to us, don't blame somebody else. Backtrack and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/at-the-end-of-the-day-we-are-responsible-for-our-own-lives-if/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/then-when-i-had-the-opportunity-to-go-to-africa-and-visit-the/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

> [When my agent told me he had a voice-over job I thought it was a Disney thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-hayes/when-my-agent-told-me-he-had-a-voice-over-job-i-thought-it-was-a/)

[Isaac Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-hayes/)

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