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> [Both my grandmothers had upright pianos, and I just knew how to play since I was a child. Nobody taught me. I sounded like a grown-up, and then I learned how to read music. I played so well by ear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/both-my-grandmothers-had-upright-pianos-and-i-just-knew-how-to-play/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

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## More by Valerie Simpson

> [You know, we have two families: the one we're born into, and the one that we make for ourselves afterwards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/you-know-we-have-two-families-the-one-we-re-born-into-and-the-one/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [My daughters are here, and that makes me feel good. And with the spirit of Nick Ashford, I think I'll make it through. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/my-daughters-are-here-and-that-makes-me-feel-good-and-with-the-spirit/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [Motown was the mecca. It was every writer's dream to work there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/motown-was-the-mecca-it-was-every-writer-s-dream-to-work-there/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [If you don't try and force it, a song will find the proper moment to come to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/if-you-don-t-try-and-force-it-a-song-will-find-the-proper-moment-to/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [Both my grandmothers had upright pianos, and I just knew how to play since I was a child. Nobody taught me. I sounded like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/both-my-grandmothers-had-upright-pianos-and-i-just-knew-how-to-play/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [It's interesting when you've been a partner with someone for so long. So now to sing solo and starting all over again I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/it-s-interesting-when-you-ve-been-a-partner-with-someone-for-so-long/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [In transition I think the spirit goes somewhere, but I don't think it leaves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/in-transition-i-think-the-spirit-goes-somewhere-but-i-don-t-think-it/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [Nobody in my family was musical. I had no idea you could be a songwriter and make a living at it. It was all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/nobody-in-my-family-was-musical-i-had-no-idea-you-could-be-a/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [In the future I think the labels on most pop music are going to go. Everyone keeps jumping into everyone else's space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/in-the-future-i-think-the-labels-on-most-pop-music-are-going-to-go/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [I don't know what I want to do. There are people who want me to do things. There's a possible book. There are lots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/i-don-t-know-what-i-want-to-do-there-are-people-who-want-me-to-do/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [We stand on our songs and we stand on the songs that we wrote for other people. That gives us a higher platform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/we-stand-on-our-songs-and-we-stand-on-the-songs-that-we-wrote-for/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [It's a songwriter's dream to have a song recorded and run up the charts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/it-s-a-songwriter-s-dream-to-have-a-song-recorded-and-run-up-the/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [Sometimes you want a Part Two in your life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/sometimes-you-want-a-part-two-in-your-life/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [And it's a lot harder to hide with four musicians than it is with eight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/and-it-s-a-lot-harder-to-hide-with-four-musicians-than-it-is-with/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

> [We have been playing to a 70-30 black to white audience. And we are just doing what should come next, trying to attract a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valerie-simpson/we-have-been-playing-to-a-70-30-black-to-white-audience-and-we-are/)

[Valerie Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valerie-simpson/)

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