Carolina QuotesI know what it is to go over the same songs over and over again, and to try to make them perfect. It’s interesting and it’s hard and it’s difficult at the same time…You have to stay on top of things.
Roberta Flack Carolinian
Source
On staying in top form despite suffering a stroke in 2016 in “Roberta Flack Ready to Sing Again at Jazz Foundation of America Honors” in Billboard (2018 Oct 12)
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“I know what it is to go over the same songs over and over ag…” Roberta Flack. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-89C6EB5003. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/89c6eb5003
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