Song Quotes by Jamila Woods

10 Song quotes by Jamila Woods

Jamila Woods approaches song as a tool for self‑assertion and community uplift. In ten succinct statements, she demonstrates how melody can carry both personal truth and collective strength.

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I read 'Song of Solomon' by Toni Morrison in college, and it just blew my mind.

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With lyrics, being a poet gave me a different approach than other people.

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I like bringing my poet brain and sensibility to lyrics I write.

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Music is something that is supposed to connect people on a pure level.

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Me and my three younger siblings, we sang together in grandma's church, and I was in the Chicago Children's Choir in high…

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Naming something, putting it on record, in a lyric, feels like affirming people. Ideally, that's what politicians should want to do: to…

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I always loved singing because I grew up in a very musical family. My mom wasn't able to do music professionally because…

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I love how music and chants were used in the Civil Rights movement to help people keep marching. How songs were both…

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I think of music as creating a space. I like to put things in that are comforting to me and are nostalgic.…

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It's important to immerse myself in one thing at a time to do it well, but I could never do one thing…

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I like to borrow forms and quotes and use a lot of allusions, in both poetry and music.

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