My father's record collection was full of New Orleans music of all kinds. I used to listen to the radio in New York, and all there was on it at the time was Madonna and Michael Jackson, so it sort of passed me by. -Madeleine Peyroux

 

My father's record collection was full of New Orleans music of all kinds. I used to listen to the radio in New York, and all there was on it at the time was Madonna and Michael Jackson, so it sort of passed me by.


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It's work. I recognize that it's work, and it can be hard work, so making it a commodity is not so hard to believe.

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When I got to Paris, it was a different world. French radio-another universe from U.S. radio. I found music that could sustain me. I found jazz and other music that I could call mine.

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Things changed so quickly. The Atlantic jazz department just went from under us.

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Once I was in the city, I really enjoyed it. Just to experience things. There was so much new stuff.

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It's great to have other people's help. Then the music gets heard. There's a lot more commercial support for that now.

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