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“I feel like before I came to the planet I asked God for the gift of music. I didn't want to come here without the gift of music and God granted it to me.”

Quote by Narada Michael Walden

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Narada Michael Walden

Narada Michael Walden, born on April 23, 1952, is an accomplished drummer with a diverse career in music. Renowned for his unique drumming style and eclectic musical tastes, Walden has made significant contributions to the music industry. more

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“I'm very proud of my love for Whitney Houston. She really changed my life. She made my life a better life. She was so beautiful in her love for God, her love for her family and her love for music. She truly loved her music. She could do everything! She had flawless rhythm, flawless pitch, flawless feeling, and flawless beauty.”

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“I've known the glory of the stage and the glory of the spotlight. I still crave it. I want to be on 'American Bandstand' and 'Soul Train' as a solo artist. As a producer, songwriter and arranger, I help other artists say what they want to say. But on my records, I say what I want to say.”

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“To be a superstar is incredible pressure. And also in our country, I'm going to speak about this, America. We have a way of kind of making it hard on our superstars. I don't sense it when I go to Europe or I go to Japan.”

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“What Whitney Houston has accomplished will never be accomplished. She's the most famous person on the planet as far as vocaling and her songs. So I'm very happy that I can sit here and say I had a chance to know her. And I'm still dazed that she's gone. But she lives because her music is so powerful.”

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“The thing you've got to watch for is going broke when you're old. Look at all the people that go down and out at the finish. The man who built my country place is blind now and penniless. That's terrible!”

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“All good music, whatever its date, is ageless - as alive and significant today as it was when it was written.”

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Book:The Occasional Writings of Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock): Early music

Source: The Occasional Writings of Philip Heseltine (Peter Warlock): Early music