Citizen Cope

Citizen Cope
Clarence Greenwoodis an American songwriter, producer and performer. His music is commonly described as a mix of blues, soul, folk, and rock. He has been touring professionally for ten years. Citizen Cope’s compositions have been recorded by artists as varied as Carlos Santana, Dido, Pharoahe Monch and Richie Havens. He currently records and produces for his own record label, Rainwater Recordings, which he founded in 2010 after deciding not to work with major labels any longer. He had previously been...
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If I condone that kind of journalism, she's going to be in Iraq one day, so is that how she's going to prepare for something of importance?, ... If someone comes in and is not familiar with what I'm doing, then they're doing me a disservice and themselves and their readers.
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There's new young bands out there that just have incredible, really great songs,
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You know it ain't easy For these thoughts here to leave meThere's no words to describe itIn French or in EnglishWell, diamonds they fadeAnd flowers they bloomAnd I'm telling youThese feelings won't go awayThey've been knockin' me sidewaysThey've been knockin' me out latelyWhenever you come around meThese feelings won't go away They've been knockin' me sidewaysI keep thinking in a moment thatTime will take them awayBut these feelings won't go away.
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Just because you get a record deal doesn't mean you're even going to put out a record,
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Someone asked me the other day if it was easier breaking into rap or rock, ... I don't know, I haven't broken in on either one, you know
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If you look at the lyrics, I could be writing that about myself or about the government and hopefully that's the power of the song, ... It makes sense about the government -- 'what you've done here is put yourself between the bullet and the target.' I believe they did that. And I also put myself in life in harm's way. People sometimes are born in positions like that and sometimes they put themselves there. And they have to get out.