Guru acapela SMA saya akan mempermalukan saya di depan paduan suara. 'Mavis, kamu di ruang bawah tanah. Mavis, kamu bernyanyi bersama teman-teman.' Saya berkata, 'Tuan. Finch, suaraku bukan soprano. Aku tidak bisa bernyanyi di sana bersama gadis-gadis itu.' Jadi saya baru saja keluar dari paduan suara.
(My high-school a cappella teacher would embarrass me in front of the choir. 'Mavis, you're in the basement. Mavis, you're singing with the boys.' I said, 'Mr. Finch, my voice isn't soprano. I can't sing up there with the girls.' So I just got out of the choir.)
---Mavis Staples---