Terrance Simien
Terrance Simien
Terrance Simienis an American zydeco musician, vocalist and songwriter. He and his band won the Grammy Award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album for 2008...
telling
I thought, somebody's got to be from the inside, telling the story right.
inspires money pot throw whatever
Whatever inspires us, we throw it into the pot and make our own flavor.
became french native parts settling traveled
It described a person who is part French and part Spanish. As the French traveled and started settling in different parts of the world, it became a person who was part French and African, French and Native American.
age became gigs people playing sort
I started getting a lot of gigs locally. There weren't many people my age who were playing the traditional music, and I became sort of a novelty.
dreamed
I've been very lucky. I've done things I had never dreamed of doing.
feeling love night performing seeing
I love everything about performing -- seeing the people's reaction, feeling the band. Every night is different.
authentic best louisiana music supposed uniquely
I really try my best to keep the music uniquely Louisiana and uniquely Creole. I want to keep it authentic and real -- like it's supposed to sound.