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Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song.
- Joan Armatrading
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When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didn't have time.
- Joan Armatrading
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Yesterday I was playing Beethoven's fifth, because I love that.
- Joan Armatrading
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#I Love
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One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion.
- Joan Armatrading
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I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people come unstuck when they try to change what they do and what they are known for.
- Joan Armatrading
#Change
#Look
#Music
#People
#Sound
I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.
- Joan Armatrading
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#People
I've written what and when I want to. It's been about expressing myself. But with the degree, I had to learn to do everything in a very specific, disciplined way. I am very disciplined, but this demanded a totally different kind of discipline. A real challenge.
- Joan Armatrading
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#Myself
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I've always written in a free, unencumbered way.
- Joan Armatrading
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Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.
- Joan Armatrading
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#Understand
#Why
In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and it's just the same.
- Joan Armatrading
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#Just
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#Watch
So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to each other and how they relate to each other and waiting for that inspiration is the thing that allows me to keep writing.
- Joan Armatrading
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#Me
#People
#React
#Waiting
I love to go on tour and perform. I love all the parts of the process.
- Joan Armatrading
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#I Love
#Love
#Parts
#Process
Inspiration doesn't really work like that - you're not looking out for it. Inspiration is something that tends to capture you rather than you capture it.
- Joan Armatrading
#Inspiration
#Looking
#Something
#Work
Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.
- Joan Armatrading
#Baroque
#Like
#Music
#Really
#Romantic
You don't have to be rich and famous. You just have to be an ordinary person, doing extraordinary things. I'd like more people to know that it's there. Women's achievements still aren't recognised enough in many areas.
- Joan Armatrading
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#Famous
#Person
#Rich
#Women
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