Tracy Chapman on ‘Talkin’ Bout a Revolution’ 37 years later: ‘I still have the same concerns’

Tracy Chapman (Image: Hans Hillewaert / Flickr)

Tracy Chapman has given a rare interview on the eve of the vinyl reissue of her iconic, self-titled debut album.

Speaking to The New York Times, Chapman recalled her upbringing in the 1970s as “a beneficiary of the civil rights movement,” and how she expected the world would be in a different place today than it is.

“My expectation was that we wouldn’t be here,” Chapman said of the current political climate. “I really believed we were going to be in a better place, with more justice and more equity and less violence.”

“But I think, between the 16-year-old who wrote ‘Talkin’ Bout a Revolution’ and the 61-year-old sitting here with you now, that my values are the same.

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