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“I don't listen to a lot of music at all. I think that's very bizarre too, because it was such a comfort zone for me. But I don't know if I had my fill, but I don't listen to a lot of music, because I'm creating it.”

Quote by Lauryn Hill

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Lauryn Hill is an influential American singer-songwriter known for her powerful voice and profound musical talent. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of the Fugees, a hip-hop group that achieved significant success in the 1990s. Hill's solo career began with the release of her debut album, 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,' which won numerous awards and is considered one of the greatest albums of all time. Her music often addresses social and political issues, and she has been recognized for her contributions to music and culture. more

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“I rarely listen to the music for the sheer pleasure. I'm listening for the tool, I'm listening for the instrument, I'm listening for the art.”

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“I'm making music for other people to listen to for pleasure. And hopefully, later on maybe they'll listen to it and go, "That bass line, boy, did you hear the way those drums interacted with that?"”

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“I'm in a very close-knit, very, very tight family. My grandmother had 13 kids, so we had a lot of family like 50, 60 grandchildren and we all lived in Jersey, relatively in the same area. So every time there was something, my entire family was there. And I just believed everybody's family was like that.”

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“I was very active. I was always all over the place trying to do a million things, just into this activity. If you asked me when I was 14 what I wanted to be: "Activist, first, is my occupation. I am an activist."”

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“Every day is a lesson in focus for me, and not buying into the world's concept of what you have to be. I really try every day to be individual and not just in my style or my look or my music, but in my approach to life.”

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