“I never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, for the fans.” PeopleWholePurposeFansFameSingingGrammy Author:Mavis Staples
“I feel so good singing songs that I sang with my father.” FeelsSongFatherSingingSinging Songs Author:Mavis Staples
“Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.” WantGoneSingingWant Me Author:Mavis Staples
“I'm singing these songs to inspire you, to keep you going, to lift you up and give you a reason to get up in the morning” GivingReasonSongMorningInspireSingingGet UpLiftsLift You Up Author:Mavis Staples
“My uncle was 16, in junior high, and he heard me singing and snatched me off the stage. I thought he was happy and was going to pat me on the head and say I was good. But he took me home and told my grandmother this youngin' was at school singing the blues.” HomeSchoolHeardStageSingingGrandmotherUnclesMy GrandmotherJuniorsJunior HighSinging The Blues 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 gospel, but then after we started hearing songs that they would sing, we saw that those songs were very fitting for us because they were singing the truth, and truth is gospel.” KnowsFactsSongSawsTruth IsSingingFolksHearingEnjoyedFestivalsDylanFitting Author:Mavis Staples
