Joan Armatrading

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people come unstuck when they try to change what they do and what they are known for. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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I love to go on tour and perform. I love all the parts of the process. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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I've always written in a free, unencumbered way. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and it's just the same. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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Inspiration doesn't really work like that - you're not looking out for it. Inspiration is something that tends to capture you rather than you capture it. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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It's a very organic process, and it has a specific order to it. I love to write, and once you've written, then you arrange. After the arrangement, you record it, and then you tour it. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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All your travelling is together, you eat together, you're on stage as a band together, when you get to the sound-check the band and the crew are all together. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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