"What we call soul has been around a……" — Roy Ayers
"What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a particular culture that is African in origin, but influenced by 250 years of slavery, as well as other forms of racial oppression."
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34 Quotes by Roy Ayers
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The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the…
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I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy.
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Only a certain number of people go to a store over the period of a year. When a person sees…
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It's a wonderful feeling just being in this creative motif.
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I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't…
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Now I get exposure first with people directly in the clubs. This is a unique situation for me.
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Most musicians count at the beginning, and never count and talk to their musicians after that. They only talk to…
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Most artists have contracts directly with the record company, and when they do music, all of their music is owned…
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I was with PolyGram; that was the big label that I was with for the longest, like 12 years.
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I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists…
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I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment.
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I still look good. I'm trippin', but people tell me that all the time. So check it out, I'm 63,…
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