Joan Armatrading

My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started writing my songs. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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So if you're on tour for eight months, a year... or whatever it is you definitely don't want arguments and I'm happy to say that I've always had a really nice bunch of people around me all the time. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well - and just have fun on stage. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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This band - because this is myself on electric and acoustic guitars - we've done three tours together now and I really, really like it which is why I did the DVD as well. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didn't have time. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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When you're on tour you definitely don't want lots of arguments. It's very important that everybody gets on because you're in close proximity a great deal of the time. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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Writing music is just something that I was born to do. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

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