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“Nina Simone sacrificed so much to be as bold as she was about being black and about being female in an era where that could have cost her life.”

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The only thing constant in this world is change.

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In this era, soul is not a sound or a color: it's an intention.

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Basically, I listen to voices. If they write good songs and they can sing, I'll probably like it.

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Keep your expensive cars and your caviar. Alls I need is my guitar.

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“By all of your beauty I am so inspired. Your love has baptized me by fire.”

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There are a lot of men who like women with a brain.

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