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Music is an art and art has its own rules.

Nina Simone

I feel what they feel. And people who listen to me know that, and it makes them feel like they’re not alone.
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Alone Feeling Listening Myself People
It is difficult to retain your standards with the pressure of trying to make money, which always has its rules. It’s hard to walk the tightrope of doing what you think is your best and making money at it.
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Difficult Hard Money Rule Standard Yourself
Slavery has never been abolished from America’s way of thinking.
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Abolish Slave Thinking Way
I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I’ve done my whole life, without thought.
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Activity Life Myself Singer
Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I’m lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.
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Crazy Drive Home Myself World
I tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.
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Fear Freedom Myself
Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of.
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Mindset Music Myself Theory
What is love but a prelude to sorrow with heartache ahead for your goal.
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Goal Love Sorrow Yourself
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day and I’m feeling good.
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Day Feeling Good Morning Myself
I love the classics but there are many new ideas to be made into reality. I’d rather be concerned with my own thing. There are many masters of classical piano so I’ll leave it to them.
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Classics Love Master Myself
What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.
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Change Known Question Sanity Togetherness
Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.
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Burden Joy Music Myself Remember
I’m sorry that I did not become the world’s first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier.
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Happiness Musician Myself Sorry World
That’s a very high goal to have, study eight hours a day to be a concert pianist.
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Goal Musician Study
If I get an idea I put it on tape and somebody else writes it out.
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Ideas Myself Writing
This is the world you have made yourself, now you have to live in it.
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Live World Yourself

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