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Womenfolk raised me and I was full-grown before I knew I came from a broken home

Gil Scott-Heron

I am a black man dedicated to expression; expression of the joy and pride of blackness. I consider myself neither poet, composer, or musician. These are merely tools used by sensitive men to carve out a piece of beauty or truth that they hope may lead to peace and salvation.

Gil Scott-Heron

You will not be able to stay home, brother.
You will not be able to plug in, turn on, and cop out.
You will not be able to lose yourself on scag and skip out for beer during commercial breaks.
The revolution will not be televised.

Gil Scott-Heron

What's the word?
Tell me brother, have you heard
from Johannesburg?

Gil Scott-Heron

America.. the international Jekyll and Hyde... the land of a thousand disguises, sneaks up on you but rarely surprises

Gil Scott-Heron

A junkie walking through the twilight,
I'm on my way home.
I left three days ago,
but no one seems to know I'm gone.
Home is where the hatred is.
Home is filled with pain and it
Might not be such a bad idea if I never,
never went home again.

Gil Scott-Heron

I am honestly not sure how capable I am of love. And I'm not sure why.

Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron

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Born: April 1, 1949

Died: May 27, 2011 (aged 62)

Bio: Gilbert "Gil" 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.

Known for:

We're New Here (2011)
Pieces of a Man (1971)
I'm New Here (2010)
Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (1970)
The First Minute of a New Day (1975)

Gil Scott-Heron on Wikipedia

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