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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

I know I’m different, but I don’t think about it.
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Different Myself Thinking
I look forward to doing my own show, not someone else’s. That’s always been my dream.
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Dreams Myself Show
Music is a gift and a burden I’ve had since I can remember who I was.
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Burden Gift Music Myself Remember
I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I’m not going.
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Important Music Myself Thinking
It’s logical that people from bad times will reflect their feelings in their communication. Music is part of the communication. If you lived it, you can do it.
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Bad Communication Live Logic People Reflection Time Yourself
Slavery has never been abolished from America’s way of thinking.
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Abolish Slave Thinking Way
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
I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.
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Doctor Music Myself Yourself
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music.
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Music Myself People Play
I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs and good ones.
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Instrument Myself Writing
I made wine from the lilac tree/Put my heart in its recipe/It makes me see what I want to see/And be what I want to be.
NINA SIMONE

Myself See Tree Wine
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
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Black Definition Myself People
My job is not done. I address my songs now to the third world. I am popular all over Asia and Africa and the Middle East, not to speak of South Africa, where I’m trying to go to see Nelson Mandela.
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Address Job Myself Popular See Song
Music is the center of my life.
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Life Music One Liner
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
Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of.
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Mindset Music Myself Theory

Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you.

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Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you.

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