Gil Scott-Heron Quotes

Gilbert Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. His own term for himself was "bluesologist", which he defined as "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues".His music, most notably on the albums Pieces of a Man and Winter in America in the early 1970s, influenced and foreshadowed later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul. Scott-Heron is considered by many to be the first rapper/MC ever. His recording work received much critical acclaim, especially one of his best-known compositions, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". AllMusic's John Bush called him "one of the most important progenitors of rap music," stating that "his aggressive, no-nonsense street poetry inspired a legion of intelligent rappers while his engaging songwriting skills placed him square in the R&B charts later in his career."Scott-Heron remained active until his death, and in 2010 released his first new album in 16 years, entitled I'm New Here. A memoir he had been working on for years up to the time of his death, The Last Holiday, was published posthumously in January 2012. Scott-Heron received a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He also is included in the exhibits at the National Museum of African American History and Culture that officially opened on September 24, 2016, on the National Mall, and in an NMAAHC publication, Dream a World Anew. Wikipedia  

✵ 1. April 1949 – 27. May 2011
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Famous Gil Scott-Heron Quotes

“You will not be able to stay home, brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on, and cop out.”

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Lyrics, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, 1970

“The revolution will not be televised.”

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Lyrics, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, 1970

“The revolution will not be brought to you by Xerox.”

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Lyrics, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, 1970

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