Each week, we will bring you sights and sounds from our studio as guests sit in the chair to have a conversation with Tavis.
Our inaugural “Seen and Heard” is a special one, as it includes an image and quote from Tavis’ 2007 conversation with soul singer Etta James, who recently passed away in Los Angeles.
Check out images of and quotes from Sean Penn, Etta James, Terrence Howard, Kathleen Turner and Seal.
All images by Van Evers, Tavis Smiley Media, Inc.
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- "Haiti would have been better off today had there never been a single NGO there in these last 30 years...It has been primarily a destructive force." -Actor/activist Sean Penn on Haiti
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- "I’ve got nothing but cowboy boots...I think I’m real bad. When I got them on I turn into the boss." -The late soul singer Etta James, in her 2007 conversation with Tavis
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- "These men were not only fighting for the freedom of the world back then, they were also fighting for the recognition of being able to contribute something to their country." -RED TAILS star Terrence Howard on the Tuskegee Airmen
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- "Molly was incredibly well informed and politically savvy." -RED HOT PATRIOT star Kathleen Turner on the late Molly Ivins
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- "What surprised me was how good he sounded...Truth be told, I just didn’t realize his voice was that great." -Singer/songwriter Seal on President Obama's vocal talent
Mr. Salcito has got it right. As adults we should be prepared to teach ourselves the skills needed for jobs.
We will love you forever Etta. We have lost a goddess and black revolutionary.
–with affection from Seattle