Tag: Nina Simone
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I’ll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!
Nina Simone
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There’s no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.
Nina Simone
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You feel the shame, humiliation, and anger at being just another victim of prejudice, and at the same time, there’s the nagging worry that maybe… you’re just no good.
Nina Simone
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Once I understood Bach’s music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world.
Nina Simone
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It’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times in which we live.
Nina Simone
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When I’m on that stage, I assume honor. I assume compensation, and I should.
Nina Simone
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I try to swim every damn day I can, and I’ve learned to scuba dive and snorkel.
Nina Simone
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Sometimes I sound like gravel, and sometimes I sound like coffee and cream.
Nina Simone
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My daughter is in more competition with me. I never wanted to be bigger than my mother or to challenge her.
Nina Simone
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When I was studying… there weren’t any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have heard my music and heard the classic in it, so I have become known as a black classical pianist.
Nina Simone