Gil Scott-Heron Quotes


You know what has made me the happiest I've ever been? Seeing my son and daughter graduate from college. More than wanting them to be educated, I wanted them to be nice people. To see that they have become both is just a wonderful thing.


Citations

Scott-Heron, Gil. The Last Holiday: A Memoir. Grove Press, 2012.

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Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
  • Born: April 1, 1949
  • Died: May 27, 2011
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Poet, Singer-songwriter, Author, Musician

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". He is considered by many to be the first rapper ever.