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Gil Scott-Heron

Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. His own term for himself was "bluesologist", which he defined as "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues".[note 1]

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My songs were always about the tone of voice rather than the words.

Song, Songs, Tone, Voice, Words

I am honestly not sure how capable I am of love. And I'm not sure why.

Capable, Honestly, Love, Not Sure

All the dreams you show up in are not your own.

Dream, Dreams, Show, Shows

We understand what the difference is between what we understand and what the community understands about what we're doing because they have supported us long enough for me to stay out here, while other people who are doing other things have not. A lot of people have trouble pinning down what it is we do and how. But we don't have any trouble with that. As long as that's their problem, it's their problem.

Community, Differences, Enough, Long, People, Problem

I was a piano player before I was a poet.

Piano, Player, Poet

As for money - when I have it, it's great. When I don't, I go get some. I've been a dishwasher, a gardener, a cleaner.

Cleaner, Cleaners, Dishwasher, Dishwashers, Gardener

I would say if you are familiar with our history and the history of our art and literature that you see a clear cut pattern of people wanting to contribute, not only artistically, but in some practical purpose, for the benefits of the community.

Art, Contribute, Cutting, Literature, People, Purpose

You can have a poem like "B-Movie" and sum up thirty conversations that people have had on the subject, but I wrote it down, and other people didn't.

Down, Down And, People, Sum, Thirty

I cannot afford to watch Fox News.

Afford, Fox News, News, Watch, Watches

Everything that's bad for you catches on too quickly in America, because that's the easiest thing to get people to invest in, the pursuits that are easy and destructive, the ones that bring out the least positive aspects of people.

America, Destructive, Easy, Everything, People

If we meet somebody who has never made a mistake, lets help them start a religion. Until then, were just going to meet other humans and help to make each other better.

Helping, Humans, Made, Meet, Mistake

America. . the international Jekyll and Hyde. . . the land of a thousand disguises, sneaks up on you but rarely surprises

America, Hyde, Jekyll, Land, Surprises

The revolution will not be televised.

Independence, Interesting, Peace, Revolution, Televised

You should be able to do anything you can afford as an adult.

Able, Adult, Adults, Afford, Should

If you aren't having no fun, die, because you're running a worthless program, far as I'm concerned.

Concerned, Fun, Program, Running, Worthless

Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom - and lakes die.

Deserts, Die, Lakes, Men, Nature

Schedule? I have no schedule. There is no hurry. I work when I want to.

Hurry, Schedule, Schedules, Want, Work

The way you get to know yourself is by the expressions on other people's faces, because that's the only thing that you can see, unless you carry a mirror about.

Carry, Expression, Mirrors, People, See, Thing

You never cared enough to be Black

Black, Cared, Enough

Oftentimes, the way it seems to be is that our artists in particular point themselves out as spokesmen for a certain constituency in a community, and thereby place themselves in that vulnerable position.

Artist, Community, Particular, Place, Spokesmen, Way

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