Roberta Flack quotes

Roberta Flack is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist renowned for her soulful voice and emotional performances. Her hits like "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" have become timeless classics. She has received multiple Grammy Awards and inspired generations of musicians. Here are 15 of her quotes:

As musicians, and as people who sell material for people to hear and absorb, it's important that we use that voice wisely. (Roberta Flack)

Remember: Always walk in the light. And if you feel like you're not walking in it, go find it. Love the light.

Roberta Flack

Bill Evans is a real serious jazz pianist who, in my book, crossed over boundaries in terms of color. He used the piano as his canvas.

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That's a wonderful thing, because one of the primary qualities of a good performance is honesty.

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I know what it is to go over the same songs over and over again, and to try to make them perfect. It's interesting and it's hard and it's difficult at the same time...You have to stay on top of things.

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I hope that one day we will be seen for the people we are, not for our race, gender, age or nationality.

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I didn't try to be a soul singer, a jazz singer, a blues singer – no category...My music is my expression of what I feel and believe in a moment.

Roberta Flack

I sang it about soldiers, then, later, about gay men. It touches me deeply every time. I used to perform this song at Mr Henry's and people would be totally silent. I knew it moved them.

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I have been on diets that were supervised by doctors, that were carefully supervised where I lost weight.

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Once you're successful with a certain kind of music, it's hard not to have faith in it as a means to stay successful.

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I've been overweight all my life. (Roberta Flack)

Our criteria for deciding what's good and what's bad is very fickle, especially in this country.

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So see every opportunity as golden, and keep your eyes on the prize - yours, not anybody else's.

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My hope is that out of all the anger and seeming hostility that we hear in some of today's music will come some sort of coalition that will become politically involved.

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I didn't know how well my first album had done; it was enough to get me to do the second album, which was a continuation of the music I'd worked on and perfected.

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: February 10, 1937
Died: February 24, 2025
Quotes count: 15
Wikipedia: Roberta Flack

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