I started writing letters home to my mother, saying that I wanted to come home, grandma won't let me sing.
Mavis StaplesWe stay strong. We stay positive, keep our heads up, love one another, spread love. The Devil can't win when you have God on your side.
Mavis StaplesOne day, when I was about eight years old, some kids pushed me on stage at school during a talent show because they knew I could sing.
Mavis StaplesWe enjoyed the fact that we were called to the folk festivals and we got to know Joan Baez, Dylan. We were singing strictly gospel, but then after we started hearing songs that they would sing, we saw that those songs were very fitting for us because they were singing the truth, and truth is gospel.
Mavis Staples