It's been an amazing life. It's really just been the most magical thing for me - and I have these musical friends from all walks of life.

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• Mavis Staples:

  Pops, he was a singer's singer. I loved to hear my father sing. He just was so laid-back and cool.

• Mavis Staples:

  I don't know which way I'm going. My next CD might be country, might be Dylan, might be Mick Jagger

• Mavis Staples:

  Pops always taught us that family is the strongest unit in the world. If you stick with your family

• Mavis Staples:

  I sang with my father for over 50 years, and now all of a sudden he's gone, and I just dropped out.

• Mavis Staples:

  I've got to sing for Pops; I've got to keep my father's legacy alive because he started all of this

• Mavis Staples:

  We've had a great change. Dr King saw to that. I was so grateful to see the 'colored only' signs co

• Mavis Staples:

  Whenever somebody tells me they want me to stop singing, I'm gone.

• Mavis Staples:

  I feel so good singing songs that I sang with my father.

• Mavis Staples:

  I never sang for a Grammy, for money, for fame. That's my whole purpose for singing: for people, fo

• Mavis Staples:

  I have fun just about everywhere I go.