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Music 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 would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.
- I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.
- Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking. . . . the new inventive…
- I don't like drug addicts and she sounds like a cat.
- I was always a politician from the day the civil rights people chose me as their protest singer.
- Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you.
- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," a song that was written for Simone, she confronted the band's lead singer, Eric Burdon. "So you're the honky," she…
- Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.
- I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I'm not going.
- 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.
- I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat - a sailboat. I want to own it and…
- Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher…
- 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…
- Music is a gift and a burden I've had since I can remember who I was.
- Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.
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