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> [There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/there-was-a-time-in-american-history-when-almost-every-white-person/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

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## More by Peabo Bryson

> [For me, the other thing is not just a strong sense of spirituality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/for-me-the-other-thing-is-not-just-a-strong-sense-of-spirituality/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [I'm not angry at anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/i-m-not-angry-at-anyone/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/life-is-too-short-to-harbor-any-hostilities-towards-anybody/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [But my attitude about it is I have miles to go before I sleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/but-my-attitude-about-it-is-i-have-miles-to-go-before-i-sleep/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [I never want to fake it. That's my whole thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/i-never-want-to-fake-it-that-s-my-whole-thing/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [I adore being with Roberta. I adore being in her spiritual light. I adore being close to her talent and gifts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/i-adore-being-with-roberta-i-adore-being-in-her-spiritual-light-i/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [Music should probably provide answers in terms of lyrical content, and giving people a sense of togetherness and oneness, as opposed to being alone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/music-should-probably-provide-answers-in-terms-of-lyrical-content-and/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [If you have a Stradivarius and nobody to play it, it's just a Stradivarius. Or is it even that? It's nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/if-you-have-a-stradivarius-and-nobody-to-play-it-it-s-just-a/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [Trends don't mean very much to me. They come, they go, they turn around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/trends-don-t-mean-very-much-to-me-they-come-they-go-they-turn-around/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [I'd sing with Roberta Flack in a taxi if you called up and said she'd be in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/i-d-sing-with-roberta-flack-in-a-taxi-if-you-called-up-and-said-she-d/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [I think you create your own hipness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/i-think-you-create-your-own-hipness/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [If you think about it, everything we do in life is set to some kind of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/if-you-think-about-it-everything-we-do-in-life-is-set-to-some-kind-of/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/there-was-a-time-in-american-history-when-almost-every-white-person/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [I have to choose songs that represent my personality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/i-have-to-choose-songs-that-represent-my-personality/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

> [If you think about it, Aretha did basically the same things that I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peabo-bryson/if-you-think-about-it-aretha-did-basically-the-same-things-that-i-do/)

[Peabo Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peabo-bryson/)

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