Holiday Quote by Nikki Giovanni

I loved her music and the fact that she was a classically trained pianist and that her voice was so unique, but what made…

— India Arie

I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn't care, she wanted her money…

— Nia Long

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

I think that too many strangers were in her [Nina Simone's] life, and not enough people that she knew and loved.

— Nikki Giovanni

Nina Simone is a musical genius and a rich and precious treasure who paid a heavy price for her artistic freedom.

— Dianne Reeves

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

I used to go up to her house. She lived upstate [in New York] and I lived in Manhattan; you're living in a lot…

— Nikki Giovanni

I think it's fair to say that Nina Simone was a prodigy.

— Michel Martin

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

Nina Simone sacrificed so much to be as bold as she was about being black and about being female in an era where that…

— India Arie

I love Simone Rocha. I just think she's really clever.

— Alexa Chung

Nina Simone's music is incredibly honest. That's like saying, "Why does Jesus' word still stay around?" It's incredibly honest and it's good.

— Nikki Giovanni