I came up not understanding that a lot of people didn't start to hear music until they went to college or were turned on by an older brother or sister.

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• Taj Mahal:

  I base myself in African-derived music. Blues is one of the modern forms of African music.

• Taj Mahal:

  No matter what went down, music was always going to be a part of my life. What ultimately happened

• Taj Mahal:

  It's just like heirloom tomatoes; this is heirloom music. We used to have all kinds of diversity in

• Taj Mahal:

  The blues is played everywhere. There's no place I've been where they don't have blues or aren't in

• Taj Mahal:

  I'm always cracking up when I hear what people think I should be doing.

• Taj Mahal:

  I'm doing exactly what I always wanted to do, and I still like what I can do musically.

• Taj Mahal:

  I'm doing exactly what I should be doing, every day on the road.

• Taj Mahal:

  Naw, it - it never stops, man... You gotta be doing what you're supposed to be doing - whenever, ho

• Taj Mahal:

  When I was 5 or 6, I was messing around with the piano, and I listened to everything from Chopin to

• Taj Mahal:

  Particularly with the blues, it's not just about bad times. It's about the healing spirit.