11 Quotes & Sayings By Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 2, 1966. She first began performing as a singer at the age of 15. Her debut album, Tracy Chapman, was released in 1988. In 1993, she received a Grammy for her hit "Fast Car." In 1994, she released her second album titled Tracy Chapman which yielded the hits "Give Me One Reason" and "Baby Can I Hold You." She had a successful tour of Europe and Australia Read more

In 1995 she released her third album titled Changing Colors which included the hits "Fast Car" and "Talkin' Bout a Revolution." In 1997 Chapman was nominated for a Grammy for best female rock vocal performance for "Fast Car." In 1999, she released her fourth album called New Beginning which included the hits "We're Still Friends" and "For Your Love." In 2001, she released her fifth album titled Come of Age which featured the songs "Falling Down," "All Around Me," and "It's All Right." In 2002 she released her sixth album titled Tracy Chapman which featured the hit songs "You Don't Know Me" and "Baby Can I Hold You." Most recently, Chapman has released an EP entitled The Words We Can't Say.

Love is hate War is PeaceNo is YesAnd we're all...
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Love is hate War is PeaceNo is YesAnd we're all free. Tracy Chapman
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Some folks call her a runaway. A failure in the race. But she knows where her ticket takes her. She will find her place in the sun Tracy Chapman
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Now love's the only thing thats free. We must take it where it's found. Pretty soon it may be costly. Tracy Chapman
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I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope. Tracy Chapman
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People's real hopes and dreams can be distorted and misdirected and packaged until you're not sure what you really want or what you even really need. Tracy Chapman
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There have been some gains made in terms of more equality for women in the workplace and in the way the legal system deals with issues of violence against women. Tracy Chapman
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I'm not sure about anything as far as religion and spirituality go. Tracy Chapman
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If you are living a life that feels right to you, if you're willing to take creative chances or a creative path that feels like it's mostly in keeping with your sensibilities, you know, aesthetic and artistic, then that's what matters. Tracy Chapman
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When we started making 'Where You Live', I bought a bunch of Polaroid cameras in so that people could record the experience. Some of those pictures are in the CD sleeve. Tracy Chapman
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I never assumed I would have that commercial success, so it was a total surprise. And honestly, I never assumed that it would ever happen again. Tracy Chapman