A rare interview with Tracy Chapman. “But I grew up across the street from a public library, and it was the only place my mom would let me go on my own. It was my second home, and I read everything that I could get.”
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"I listened to Casey Kasem’s Top 40 countdown, and I used to record it, actually, on a little steno tape recorder." Me too, Gen X friend, me too.
What a moving interview with an incredible artist. Brings this GenXer back to my college years. Thank you for sharing here.
That is so wonderful. Go Tracy!
I love the gift links, thank you so much!! I stopped subscribing to the NYT, but, sometimes, they have amazing articles. Tracy Chapman is an icon, and it’s a treat to read this interview!!!
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