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 don't like a lot of monitors on stage. I like the real raw sound of the open piano. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
The way I look at it, people pay me to travel. Once we get to the stage, that part is easy. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
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
I didn't learn the word 'genre' until way, way late - I mean, like, in the '80s. — Dianne Reeves Genre Copy Share Image
My musicians know all of my music, and so that makes for something different. — 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
In any event, I'm proud to wear the badge of jazz vocalist if that's what people want to call me; but at… — 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 Jazz Copy Share Image
I think an artist who has it in their heart to do or say something, they'll say it. It's not something that's… — Dianne Reeves Art 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 Desire Copy Share Image
I knew what the story behind 'Dreams' was. It was about Stevie Knicks' relationship. But when I sing it, it's about sharing… — Dianne Reeves Advice Copy Share Image
Too many people judge a singer like Beyonce by what they see on the surface. Knowing the musicians she's worked with and… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I had a few celebrity crushes when I was growing up, including Eddie Kendricks from the Temptations. And I loved Marvin Gaye… — Dianne Reeves Celebrity Copy Share Image
The thing that I tell young people is everybody is unique in their approach to the music, and you have to protect… — Dianne Reeves Music Copy Share Image
I look back at Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, and especially Betty Carter, whom I admire the most, and I say, OK,… — Dianne Reeves Excellence 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
I love being with artists because I'm always open to getting into something. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I never looked or really believed that music should be categorized into particular genres. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Art and culture and all of these things - they really matter. They shape your individuality. — Dianne Reeves Art Copy Share Image
I lived in Los Angeles for a long time, and in a lot of ways, I felt like I lived in my… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I like coming home and sharing things I've tasted or seen. — Dianne Reeves Coming home Copy Share Image
Even in a world with much sadness, at its essence, life is beautiful. — Dianne Reeves Beautiful Copy Share Image
When I moved to Los Angeles, right away I met all kinds of musicians. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
I grew up with great mentors in my life who helped me become the singer I am today. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
Each project that you do is something you believe in for that moment in time. — 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
Jazz onstage is a very intimate exchange between everybody that's onstage. — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
My mother was really amazing and left me with a whole lot of treasures. I miss her terribly. — Dianne Reeves Amazing 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 Aunts 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 never wanted to do anything else, really. I left home at an early age trying to find my voice, my niche… — Dianne Reeves Age 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 did a project called 'Sing The Truth,' which was a lot of fun. It started out being a celebration of the… — Dianne Reeves Celebration Copy Share Image
My mother would say, 'Stay ready so you don't have to get ready.' I spent a lot of my early years preparing… — Dianne Reeves Beautiful Copy Share Image
I've always had really wonderful people around me. But early on, I remember I would walk into a session or go do… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
