Curtis Mayfield Quotes

Curtis Mayfield — American Musician born on June 03, 1942, died on December 26, 1999

Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, who was one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music. He first achieved success and recognition with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and 1960s, and later worked as a solo artist... (wikipedia)

Our purpose is to educate as well as to entertain.

I used to love to sit and listen to the old people talk about yesterday. There's a lot of good information there.

Everything was a song. Every conversation, every personal hurt, every observance of people in stress, happiness and love... if you could feel it, I could feel it. And I could write a song about it.

Maybe the words that I say is just another way to pray.

As a kid, sometimes you have nobody to turn to. I could always go back to some of the sermons and talk to myself in a righteous manner and put that in a song.

Curtis Mayfield Quotes

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