Gil Scott-Heron

Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect that people didn't want to give while you were trying to become a senior citizen.Gil Scott-Heron

Everything that's bad for you catches on too quickly in America, because that's the easiest thing to get people to invest in, the pursuits that are easy and destructive, the ones that bring out the least positive aspects of people.Gil Scott-Heron

I've always had questions about what it meant to be a protester, to be in the minority. Are the people who are trying to find peace, who are trying to have the Constitution apply to everybody, are they really the radicals? We're not protesting from the outside. We're inside.Gil Scott-Heron

Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am.Gil Scott-Heron

You have to learn and keep learning.Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron was a famous American musician and author, who was born on April 1, 1949. As a person born on this date, Gil Scott-Heron is listed in our database as the 30th most popular celebrity for the day (April 1) and the 72nd most popular for the year (1949).

People born on April 1 fall under the Zodiac sign of Aries, the Ram. Gil Scott-Heron is the 898th most popular Aries.

Aside from information specific to Gil Scott-Heron's birthday, Gil Scott-Heron is the 5403rd most famous American and ranks 143rd in famous people born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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