I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING MS. BAKER ON A FEW OCCASIONS, AND EACH TIME, SHE HAS BEEN THE WARM, GENUINE AND PERSONABLE WOMAN THAT SHE IS ON STAGE. VERY DOWN TO EARTH AND, OF COURSE, SO VERY PRETTY!
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THE APPEAL OF ANITA BAKER
SOMETIMES YOU REALLY CAN'T EXPLAIN IT - BUT THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY SHE SINGS THAT CREATES AN EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO HER AND HER MUSIC. FROM THE BEGINNING OF IT ALL, SHE WAS SIMPLY "HERSELF" . UNPRETENTIOUS. NOT AN IMAGE TO BE SOMEONE ELSE, OR PORTRAY SOMEONE DIFFERENT THAN WHO SHE IS.
A RARE, NATURAL HONESTY.
THROUGH THE YEARS, I HAVE COME TO REALLY ADMIRE MS. BAKER BECAUSE SHE IS, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN HER OWN PERSON. SHE DEFINED WHAT TRUE SUCCESS MEANT, AND IT WASN'T WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE WAS TRYING TO ACHIEVE.
THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR HAVING YOUR OWN STYLE, FOR NOT BEING JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE, NOT DOING WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING AND STILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
WHEN YOU DO WHAT FEELS RIGHT FOR YOU, AND STAY TRUE TO IT NO MATTER WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON AROUND YOU OR WHAT FINANCIAL GAIN THERE MIGHT BE IN GOING A DIFFERENT WAY FROM WHO YOU ARE, NOT TOO MANY HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO SO. AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE. BUT THOSE WHO DO, ARE SPECIAL. IN A CLASS ALL THEIR OWN. NO MATTER WHAT MANNER OF LIFE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING REAL, FOR BEING YOU, AND ALWAYS GIVING US YOUR UNCHANGING BEST.