Fairs Quote by Michel Martin

Nina Simone was a gifted and prolific singer, songwriter and pianist who became a powerful presence in the civil rights movement and paid a…

— Michel Martin

So while you're imitating Al Capone, I'll be Nina Simone, And defacating on your microphone

— Lauryn Hill

I'm very eclectic in my music tastes - anything from Nina Simone to Beethoven to Talvin Singh.

— Monica Ali

If Rihanna stripped it all down morally rather than with her clothes, perhaps we'd get closer to Nina Simone. She's talented, but all we…

— Lou Doillon

Artists look at the environment, and the best artists correctly diagnose the problem. I'm not saying artists can't be leaders, but that's not the…

— Talib Kweli

You know, and the fact that Nina Simone had to start playing in clubs and sing because her parents had moved north to support…

— Liz Garbus

People like Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, Nina Simone, Captain Beefheart - all of these artists were what I…

— Anonymous

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…

— Nikki Giovanni

I wish that she had had a black loon because I don't think that Nina [Simone] did. I have always had - I've been…

— Nikki Giovanni

So while you're imitating Al Capone, I'll be Nina Simone And defecating on your microphone.

— Lauryn Hill

I write to music, and Nina Simone is always on my playlist to write to. I mean, shes inspiring. She's truthful and real and…

— Gina Prince-Bythewood

My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal blues and…

— Yael Naim