想問一個短語的意思--”To live is to suffer,...”

I think she is talking about her life. Being a Black person borned in USA in the 1930s, she had been going thru some really bad times. However, her passionate & devotion to music made her one of the most important musicians. Music is the meaning of her life.
Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1937 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American singer, notable in the areas of jazz, soul, and folk. Flack is best known for singles such as "Killing Me Softly with His Song," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Where Is the Love?" (one of her many duets with Donny Hathaway), and "Feel Like Making Love". "Killing Me Softly with His Song" won the 1974 Grammy for Record of the Year.





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1 Biography
2 Recording and performing
3 Trivia
4 Discography

4.1 Albums
4.2 Compilations
4.3 Singles
5 See also
6 External links

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Roberta Flack in concert in 1992




Also known as
The Music Man

Born
February 10, 1937 (1937-02-10) (age 71)

Origin
Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Genre(s)
Jazz, soul, folk

Website
www.robertaflack

如你想有意思地(安定地)生活, 你首先需學會忍受不同的事物. quoted by Roberta Flack (singer)