My musicians know all of my music, and so that makes for something different. — 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 really enjoy going out with my jazz group. That's something that I don't ever want to stop doing. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
When I found out how music made me feel and how my singing made other people feel, that's when I decided this… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Jazz musicians have always tended to have cult followings, which is pretty wonderful. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Jazz musicians have always taken the standards of their time and performed them with a jazz sensibility. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
When I sing a song, I want someone to recognize 'Now that's Dianne singing that song.' — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
When I worked with my uncle, I loved the fact that jazz music demanded that you use your own unique approach. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Now, jazz institutions are more readily available for young people, but for me, the institutions were the bands that I was in.… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
A lot of young people want to become jazz singers, but there are not more jam sessions like there used to be.… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
My musical selections are a reflection of how I grew up. Because, back then, you could see Miles Davis and Ravi Shankar… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
And I've found that, you know, the world of music is so vast and so broad, but at the same time, it's… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
People think jazz music is all standards and the Great American Songbook. But it's really about the sensibility, the feel you bring… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
The music we do is weaved together through stories and life experiences. When people come to hear us, I hope they are… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
It's funny: I look at songs, and I guess they each tell a story, and the different songs talk about different things.… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to all kinds of music. When I came up, you would hear people like Marvin Gaye talking about… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
The music industry is changing. You only hear a sprinkling of big names, but there are a lot of really wonderful young… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
In high school, we had a really great jazz program that I finally was able to be a part of. They only… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
The beauty of Billie Holiday is that she gave every singer after her the license to interpret and perform music in ways… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
If a song feels good to me, it's not very difficult to make it my own. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Herb Wong was an incredible man. We met when I was performing with Clark Terry at the Wichita Jazz Festival around 1974. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I listen to music all the time, and a lot of the things I cover are the standards of my time, and… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I think that when I started singing, I didn't know what I wanted to do; I only knew what I didn't want… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
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 Image
Jazz is such a living art form. It happens right in the moment. You weave a story by changing certain elements and… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Jazz onstage is a very intimate exchange between everybody that's onstage. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Some people think that all you do is record, and it's not the case. You take on other projects as well, and… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Lizz Wright, we call her lovingly 'Amazing Grace.' She has a folk and gospel kind of approach to the music, and she… — 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
