I'm doing exactly what I always wanted to do, and I still like what I can do musically.
From Taj Mahal
I'm doing exactly what I should be doing, every day on the road.
Naw, it - it never stops, man... You gotta be doing what you're supposed to be doing - whenever, however it's coming down, you know. If you're getting your butt kicked - you still gotta do what you gotta be doing.
My music is really fun music, with some pan-African and pan-American influences.
I've only been on MTV once as one of their 'Closet Classics,' with some bootleg footage of a 1970 tour I did in Holland. They didn't know what to make of my music, but they finally invented a name for it - world beat music.
When I was 5 or 6, I was messing around with the piano, and I listened to everything from Chopin to boogie-woogie.
I just worked my own personal thoughts into my music, and just kept at it until I found a way in.
American music is a powerful ingredient in international music, and as much as it comes from within, it also comes from without.
Particularly with the blues, it's not just about bad times. It's about the healing spirit.
Music is like the soul of the planet.
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