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Classical Quotes by Nina Simone
- I only knew classical music, which to me was the only true music. The only way I could survive at the bar was to mix…
- I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was…
- Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
- To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music.
- When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have heard…
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- Classical music only really came into my life in 1969. I wish I had heard classical music and church music when I… — Ian Anderson