Mavis Staples | Jeff Tweedy (Extended)

The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert

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🗓️ 1 October 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Singing legend Mavis Staples joins Stephen to talk about her extraordinary career (Original Air Date: February 22nd, 2016). Our good friend Jeff Tweedy returns to 'A Late Show' via Zoom in this extended interview to tell Stephen about the work he's been doing throughout quarantine. Listen as the Wilco frontman plays Stephen Colbert a brand new song that was inspired by our host's live monologue after the Presidential debate (Original Air Date: October 26th, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the Rachel Pacho with Stephen Colvin.
0:09.0	Welcome back, everybody.
0:10.0	My next guest is an old friend.
0:12.0	She's here with a new album and an HBO documentary
0:15.0	on her remarkable career called Mavis.
0:19.0	People are always asking me,
0:21.0	where am I going to retire?
0:23.0	I don't care to retire.
0:25.0	How are you doing?
0:26.0	Good, how are you?
0:27.0	I'm good, thank you.
0:28.0	Well, I've been on the road for over 60 years.
0:32.0	I stop singing when I have nothing left to say.
0:35.0	And you know, that ain't gonna happen.
0:39.0	Please welcome the one,
0:40.0	the only, the great Mavis Staples.
0:47.0	Oh, well, it's always so nice to see you.
0:51.0	Always such a pleasure.
0:53.0	You are such a bundle of joy
0:55.0	you bring so much happiness to people.
0:57.0	Not just by your sing, but just by yourself.
0:59.0	What do you think that happiness comes from?
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