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title: "2 Pop Sing Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [My voice is my gift. And Pops had me using it in the right way. I had many offers to sing pop, to sing rhythm and blues. Pops said "Mavis, this record company want to give you a million dollars."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/my-voice-is-my-gift-and-pops-had-me-using-it-in-the-right-way-i-had/)

[Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/198/mavis-staples-15566_branches_my-voice-is-my-gift-and-pops-had-me-usin_2297493.png)

> [Some of the music I listen to is pop. I sing it in the shower - and then for public consumption.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-battle/some-of-the-music-i-listen-to-is-pop-i-sing-it-in-the-shower-and-then/)

[Kathleen Battle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-battle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/kathleen-battle-29275_consumption_some-of-the-music-i-listen-to-is-pop-i-s_3080451.png)

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