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Before Paris Lyrics by Tom Misch

Geography

2018

[Monologue]
(If you're) Starting to trying to be a musician or artist—something like that—because you wanna make money, because you wanna do a job, that's- that's the wrong way. You have to do this because you love it. And it doesn't matter if you broke, you still gon' do it. I mean, I go out to jam sessions, and I play regardless of whether I'm getting a check or not. It's-, it's about whether I, uh—you have to love this thing, man! You have to love it and breathe it and—It's your morning coffee. It's your food. That's why you become an artist. Art is a mirror of society, you know...
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About “Before Paris” by Tom Misch

Read the complete lyrics to "Before Paris" by Tom Misch from the album "Geography" in 2018. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Intro, Spoken Word, Jazz.

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"Before Paris" appears on "Geography" in 2018.

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