Somebody said I sound like an old lady, and I was really insulted by that. I'm trying to sound like Skip James and Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't hate old men but listen when being spoken to.
I actually get a lot of messages with people saying, 'What's a Marvin Gaye?' and, I mean... Oh, wow. I must be getting old, because someone who was born in 2004 just asked me what a Marvin Gaye was.
When I was little, I had concerts on the subway, and old ladies came up to me like, 'You are so good!'
You either evolve or you don't. I don't like old people on a rock n' roll stage. I think they look pathetic, me included. And the fact that I represent an era means I can't just go out there and do all new stuff. They would all say, 'Sing 'White Rabbit,' and I'd say no? That's rude.
You knew the difference between Barbra Streisand and Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles, straight away. Now everyone sounds like each other, and I don't think that's right.
John legend is a nickname that somebody started calling me a while ago and part of it is 'cos I sound like an old man when I sing.
You can call me an older woman - I don't mind that at all - just don't call me an old one, because I'm not.
For a long time I was trying to be poppier and younger. I didn't want to be on public radio or do any of that stuff for older people. Then I realized that that is exactly what I listen to.
I didn't even respect singers until I heard Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong.
I don't listen to the contemporary pop artists. They all sound alike, anyway.
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