I definitely grew up to Nina Simone and a lot of Ella Fitzgerald. And I loved Amy Winehouse. I loved that sort… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
There are singers that I have enjoyed, from Nina Simone and Ray Charles onward. But the music that made music the number… — Robert Wyatt Copy Share Image
“There's a recording of Nina Simone's "Ain't Got No", where Simone, after listing all the things she doesn't have - a home,… — Durga Chew-Bose Copy Share Image
I'm like a middle-aged person; when my friends go on about modern bands, I don't know what they are talking about. I'm… — Georgia May Jagger Copy Share Image
My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal… — Yael Naim Copy Share Image
There is a Nina Simone quote, 'It is an artist's duty to reflect the times.' This quote is everything to me and… — Raye Copy Share Image
I write to music, and Nina Simone is always on my playlist to write to. I mean, shes inspiring. She's truthful and… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
I loved her music and the fact that she was a classically trained pianist and that her voice was so unique, but… — India Arie Copy Share Image
As I became an adult, I listened to a lot of jazz, to the ladies of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae… — Lindsay Mendez Copy Share Image
“And when we pressed our heads to each other's hearts how did we not hear Carmen McRae singing? In Angela's fisted hands,… — Jacqueline Woodson Copy Share Image
So while you're imitating Al Capone, I'll be Nina Simone And defecating on your microphone. — Lauryn Hill Copy Share Image
We just didn't put any pressure on each other, and I think that everybody needs somebody, and I didn't do it to… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
People like Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, Nina Simone, Captain Beefheart - all of these artists were… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know, and the fact that Nina Simone had to start playing in clubs and sing because her parents had moved north… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
Artists look at the environment, and the best artists correctly diagnose the problem. I'm not saying artists can't be leaders, but that's… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
If Rihanna stripped it all down morally rather than with her clothes, perhaps we'd get closer to Nina Simone. She's talented, but… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
I'm very eclectic in my music tastes - anything from Nina Simone to Beethoven to Talvin Singh. — Monica Ali Copy Share Image
So while you're imitating Al Capone, I'll be Nina Simone, And defacating on your microphone — Lauryn Hill Copy Share Image
I knew Stokely [Carmichael] and them, but when you got to that, you saw that Nina Simone started to take up their… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
Nina Simone was a gifted and prolific singer, songwriter and pianist who became a powerful presence in the civil rights movement and… — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
Nina Simone sacrificed so much to be as bold as she was about being black and about being female in an era… — India Arie Copy Share Image
I did a little film called 'Nina,' a small role. I played a French girl who was a nurse to Nina Simone.… — Alaina Huffman Copy Share Image
Nina Simone is a musical genius and a rich and precious treasure who paid a heavy price for her artistic freedom. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
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