“When you read enough stories about people who have been through different levels of trauma, and it doesn't matter what the history is, trauma is trauma, there's always this freeing of the spirit.” PeopleHas BeensDifferentMatterEnoughStoriesSpiritLevelsTraumaDifferent Levels Author:Matana Roberts
“It's nice that people can call me an artist and it's nice that I can refer to myself as such, but it also kind of separates me from the common man in a way that I don't wish to be, so craftsperson makes me feel a bit more connected.” PeopleMenWayFeelsKindI CanArtistWishBitsCommonNiceConnectedCall MeCommon Man Author:Matana Roberts
“I love making people sing. I love group singing, sacred harp singing, choral singing, recordings of people singing sea shanties, work songs, prison songs - how people just sang to get through things.” PeopleSongGroupsSeaSingingSacredPrisonLove MakingHarps Author:Matana Roberts