--- title: "1 Pop Sing Quotes By Mavis Staples" description: "1 Pop Sing quotes by Mavis Staples. Plus more from Mavis Staples and more Pop Sing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/198/mavis-staples-15566_branches_my-voice-is-my-gift-and-pops-had-me-usin_2297493.png" --- > [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) ## More by Mavis Staples > [I can't just turn over and sing disco or rock.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/i-can-t-just-turn-over-and-sing-disco-or-rock/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [One day, when I was about eight years old, some kids pushed me on stage at school during a talent show because they knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/one-day-when-i-was-about-eight-years-old-some-kids-pushed-me-on-stage/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [The devil ain't got no music. All music is God's music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/the-devil-ain-t-got-no-music-all-music-is-god-s-music/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [I was not fortunate enough to run into Obama. We were at the same church per se, but I would never be there when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/i-was-not-fortunate-enough-to-run-into-obama-we-were-at-the-same/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [I started writing letters home to my mother, saying that I wanted to come home, grandma won't let me sing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/i-started-writing-letters-home-to-my-mother-saying-that-i-wanted-to/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [My high-school a cappella teacher would embarrass me in front of the choir. 'Mavis, you're in the basement. Mavis, you're singing with the boys.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/my-high-school-a-cappella-teacher-would-embarrass-me-in-front-of-the/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [We enjoyed the fact that we were called to the folk festivals and we got to know Joan Baez, Dylan. We were singing strictly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/we-enjoyed-the-fact-that-we-were-called-to-the-folk-festivals-and-we/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [If you don't get out among the people, how are you going to know what they need to hear about?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/if-you-don-t-get-out-among-the-people-how-are-you-going-to-know-what/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [I'm just singing what I feel in my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/i-m-just-singing-what-i-feel-in-my-heart/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [I have fun just about everywhere I go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/i-have-fun-just-about-everywhere-i-go/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/my-purpose-to-lift-your-spirit-and-to-motivate-you/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [It's been an amazing life. It's really just been the most magical thing for me - and I have these musical friends from all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/it-s-been-an-amazing-life-it-s-really-just-been-the-most-magical/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [There are songs that I have to play!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/there-are-songs-that-i-have-to-play/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [I feel so good singing songs that I sang with my father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/i-feel-so-good-singing-songs-that-i-sang-with-my-father/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) > [I've got to sing for Pops; I've got to keep my father's legacy alive because he started all of this. So I started calling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mavis-staples/i-ve-got-to-sing-for-pops-i-ve-got-to-keep-my-father-s-legacy-alive/) [Mavis Staples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mavis-staples/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pop-sing/mavis-staples/#itemlist", "name": "1 Pop Sing Quotes By Mavis Staples", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.\" I said, \"No daddy, I want to sing with the family.\" And I did. I never wanted to branch out by myself. But I've had to now. It's my mission. I've been left here to do it. 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