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I’m sorry that I did not become the world’s first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier.

Nina Simone

To be young, gifted and black!
NINA SIMONE

Black One Liner Young
I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I’ve done my whole life, without thought.
NINA SIMONE

Activity Life Myself Singer
Music is an art and art has its own rules.
NINA SIMONE

Art Music Rule
When a child is gifted, people try to help that child.
NINA SIMONE

Children Gift Help People
Music is one of the ways by which you can know everything which is going on in the world. You can feel through music. Whew you can feel the vibrations of everybody in the world at any given moment.
NINA SIMONE

Feeling Moments Music Vibration World Yourself
I don’t like to go to strange places. I was in Italy for about five hours on my way to Africa.
NINA SIMONE

Myself Place Strange Time Travel
Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being, a way of thinking.
NINA SIMONE

Life Music Thinking Way
I think the rich will eventually have to cave in too, because the economic situation around the world is not gonna tolerate the United States being on top forever.
NINA SIMONE

Economics Forever Myself Rich Thinking
Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you.
NINA SIMONE

Burden Myself Planet Talent
I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.
NINA SIMONE

Doctor Music Myself Yourself
The allusion was that I was actually naked. I loved that. It always, kind of shocked people enough that they became mine immediately.
NINA SIMONE

Kind Love Myself Naked People
I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs and good ones.
NINA SIMONE

Instrument Myself Writing
You don’t have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.
NINA SIMONE

Equality Live Yourself
Music is the center of my life.
NINA SIMONE

Life Music One Liner
There’s no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.
NINA SIMONE

Excuse Hero Known People Young
My name sounds French but that’s just a stage name.
NINA SIMONE

Home Name Sound Stage

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