I never called myself a jazz singer. I just call myself a vocalist because I love to sing all kinds of things. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Go out into the world with your passion and love for what you do, and just never give up. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I love being with artists because I'm always open to getting into something. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
You can't get to no better days Unless you make it through the night — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I love to create something new every night onstage; that makes a big difference. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Music is a conversation between the audience and me, and I love that about my profession. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I think people have come to know that I am not comfortable in a box, you know, and that I love music. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Silver gray hair Neatly combed in place There were four generations Of love on her face She was so wise No surprise… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I loved singing something like 'I've Got My Eye On You' when it's really about the FBI. It turns a love song… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I love New York City because there's something to do 24/7, something that will make you see things in a whole different… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
There is a certain kind of fire that happens when you fall in love with a musician. I guess you understand one… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
Early on, I started with classical voice and had that wonderful foundation. For where I wanted to go at that time, there were no… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
I had aunts who played piano and sang and also were entertainers, so music was very much a part of my life. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
The thing that I tell young people is everybody is unique in their approach to the music, and you have to protect that. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
I have a sketch of an idea and I never really talk about: perhaps do another jazz record, but with other elements involved. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
I knew what the story behind 'Dreams' was. It was about Stevie Knicks' relationship. But when I sing it, it's about sharing some sage… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
My musicians know all of my music, and so that makes for something different. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
I had a few celebrity crushes when I was growing up, including Eddie Kendricks from the Temptations. And I loved Marvin Gaye - I… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
I lived in Los Angeles for a long time, and in a lot of ways, I felt like I lived in my car. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
I don't like a lot of monitors on stage. I like the real raw sound of the open piano. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
When I found out how music made me feel and how my singing made other people feel, that's when I decided this is what… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
I come from a family of storytellers. My grandmother was great at telling stories, and my mother was an amazing storyteller. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share
