7 Quotes by Susan Tedeschi

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    I feel like I'm part of a big family, ... I meet blues singers all the time, and they're surprised that I'm a white girl but very supportive. And when they hear me sing, they just say, 'Girl!'

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    I wrote 'You Need To Be With Me' when I was madly in love with this guy who just didn't love me. I fell in love with the idea of him and wanted to be together, ... I always thought we'd be together, but I guess it wasn't meant to be. He just got married this summer.

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    I'm happy right now but am always striving to do better, ... Today, I can sing with anybody. But I also know it's a gift.

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    I'm an emotional person. Being a woman, you feel like, 'Oh my gosh, everything has to be just right, your kids and this and that.' But there's no way you can control everything. I'm used to being a control freak, and I've had to learn to just cut that out. Derek is such a pro at just dealing with all types of situations, so I actually really look to him as sort of guidance in a lot of ways - how to get through situations and how to plan and not stress.

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    I don't really know how to describe what I do, other than 'American roots,' ... I think back to the '60s, when Bob Dylan, Mahalia Jackson and Muddy Waters would play on the same bill. It's all music that comes from the soul.

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    ... Clear Channel owns all the major radio stations and venues. Most musicians aren't aware that a few people control so much of what we hear...

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