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It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.
Kevin Eubanks
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I wish I could sing. I love singers, but I am way too shy. Scares the hell out of me.
Kevin Eubanks
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The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so I'm able to do a good job with what is in front of me.
Kevin Eubanks
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The things I really learned, I learned from watching my parents. They take care of business. Always have.
Kevin Eubanks
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I can pay my rent now. I guess I could always do that, but now I can get an apartment with heat.
Kevin Eubanks
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I feel very honored to be playing with Bill Pierce. He's such a great musician.
Kevin Eubanks
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The worst part is doubt. When you doubt yourself, which we are taught to do, you get lost.
Kevin Eubanks
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I want someone who is open-minded, dedicated to whatever she is doing and isn't afraid to say I love you. As for looks, she shouldn't have three heads. I want a regular human being.
Kevin Eubanks
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I really live a simple life and don't need very much to feel good and happy. Don't get me wrong; I believe you should get what you earn. Sometimes you have to fight for it.
Kevin Eubanks
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If you play jazz, then you play with your fingers. If you're playing rock, you use a pick. There's really no rhyme or reason to that other than that's just the way it has been.
Kevin Eubanks
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After a while I thought it didn't make any sense to use a pick. It's kind of like typing with one finger on each hand instead of using all your fingers.
Kevin Eubanks
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I had the fortunate experience to play with people from different schools of music. Sam Rivers is from the fundamentalist school of music.
Kevin Eubanks
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The belief that we are what the media says we are, what people perceive we are, is soon to be what we think we are. We are treated based on this warped perception. It is hard to get away from it.
Kevin Eubanks
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I thought people cared about music in a deep way, so I was writing to that spirit in people and in myself. It was me, thinking I knew what was up. Youth, who else can change the world?
Kevin Eubanks
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Sometimes I wonder if I got lulled into not wanting things because I grew up black in this country.
Kevin Eubanks
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