I prefer her [Nina Simone's] jazz period much more so than her folk period. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I love everything from The Rolling Stones to Run-DMC to Nina Simone. — Hannah Bronfman Copy Share Image
I had this voice when I was in high school, except nobody thought much of it then. I developed it by imitating… — Anohni Copy Share Image
Nina Simone's music is incredibly honest. That's like saying, "Why does Jesus' word still stay around?" It's incredibly honest and it's good. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
My biggest role models are not chefs, but women like Coco Chanel, Simone de Beauvoir, Nina Simone. — Dominique Crenn 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
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
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
Growing up, I had a natural love for women like Diana Ross, Mary Wells, Ella Fitzgerald. Then I got into Dionne Warwick,… — Natalie Prass 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
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
I think it's the strength of her music, using art to make a statement. I think it really is. It was not… — Nikki Giovanni 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
I've always been attracted to music, and women like Aretha Franklin, Beyonce, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald and Tina Turner showed the path,… — Pearl Mackie Copy Share Image
I used to go up to her house. She lived upstate [in New York] and I lived in Manhattan; you're living in… — Nikki Giovanni 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
I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn't care, she wanted… — Nia Long 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
“These are the women my father warned me about. The drug-and-asshole-addled women who sit in the dark, hard up and lovesick, chainsmoking… — Paul Beatty 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
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
I think the important thing to understand first and foremost about Michael Jackson is that he was the international emblem of the… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
When I was young, I never bought records because my brother Joseph played saxophone and had a record player. I loved listening… — Miriam Makeba Copy Share Image
“Snarling an oath from an Icelandic saga, I reclaimed my place at the head of the queue. "Oy!" yelled a punk rocker,… — David Mitchell 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 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
One day, I'd like to tackle a biopic. I grew up very influenced by Josephine Baker, Billie Holiday, and Nina Simone. — Zazie Beetz 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
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
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 listen to Radio 4 and put the iPod on shuffle. I like the randomness of, say, the Stones, then something from… — Catherine McCormack Copy Share Image
I try to not listen to all the girls I admire musically - like Nina Simone - just so I don't find… — Lou Doillon Copy Share Image
I've always sung. I was really into musical theater when I was growing up. As a kid, I listened to Ella Fitzgerald… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
We always get back to old soul singers like Nina Simone, and how her recordings sound. Also new music like Tobacco, or… — Jose Gonzalez Copy Share Image
I think that too many strangers were in her [Nina Simone's] life, and not enough people that she knew and loved. — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I was responding to one thing for the woman I knew, and there's another thing for what did she give, right. She… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
I love Muddy Waters and Nina Simone. I also watched 'The Blues Brothers' movie over and over. — Hozier Copy Share Image
![“I prefer her [Nina Simone's] jazz period much more so than her folk period.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5b/nikki-giovanni-1757_folks_i-prefer-her-nina-simone-s-jazz-period-m_2830726.png)
![“I think it's the strength of her music, using art to make a statement. I think it really is. It was not a cheap gift. The gift was an expensive gift for Nina [Simone]. Diamonds are expensive. Her music was expensive. She paid for it, but I think it's her greatest gift.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/nikki-giovanni-1757_art_i-think-it-s-the-strength-of-her-music-u_2650526.png)
![“I knew Stokely [Carmichael] and them, but when you got to that, you saw that Nina Simone started to take up their burden. She started to preach for them. She was taking on the burden of "I want to tell the people."” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d59/nikki-giovanni-1757_burden_i-knew-stokely-carmichael-and-them-but-w_1220940.jpg)
![“I used to go up to her house. She lived upstate [in New York] and I lived in Manhattan; you're living in a lot of noise and my career was being built. For me to spend time with Nina [Simone] is to spend a lot of quiet time.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/nikki-giovanni-1757_built_i-used-to-go-up-to-her-house-she-lived-u_2078179.jpg)
![“We just didn't put any pressure on each other, and I think that everybody needs somebody, and I didn't do it to try to do it; it's what we [with Nina Simone] were to each other.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/nikki-giovanni-1757_needs_we-just-didn-t-put-any-pressure-on-each_773497.png)
![“I think that too many strangers were in her [Nina Simone's] life, and not enough people that she knew and loved.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/363/nikki-giovanni-1757_enough_i-think-that-too-many-strangers-were-in_2169841.png)
![“I was responding to one thing for the woman I knew, and there's another thing for what did she give, right. She [Nina Simone] was a great teacher.” quote by Nikki Giovanni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/nikki-giovanni-1757_giving_i-was-responding-to-one-thing-for-the-wo_1787277.png)
