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Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of.

Nina Simone

I try to swim every damn day I can, and I’ve learned to scuba dive and snorkel.
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Day Learning Myself
I was always a politician from the day the civil rights people chose me as their protest singer.
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Day Myself People Politics Singer
Music is the center of my life.
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Life Music One Liner
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” a song that was written for Simone, she confronted the band’s lead singer, Eric Burdon. “So you’re the honky,” she said, “who stole my song and got a hit out of it?
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Herself Leadership Misunderstanding Singing Writing Yourself
My singing, if you want to call it that is merely another medium of expression. Just an instrument I play. That’s how I see my voice.
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Call Expression Instrument Myself See Singing Voice
To be young, gifted and black!
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Black One Liner Young
Once I understood Bach’s music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world.
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Dedication Introduction Music Myself Teacher World
I’m just human, I have faults like anyone.
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Human Mistake Myself
I know I’m different, but I don’t think about it.
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Different Myself Thinking
How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?
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Artist Reflection Time
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
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
It doesn’t matter to me what is going on today because my music encompasses every kind of mood that exists in human beings. That’s my stick.
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Existence Kind Music Myself
My love is like the wind and wild is the wind. Give me more than one caress, satisfy my hungriness. Let the wind blow through your heart for wild is the wind.
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Blow Heart Love Myself Satisfaction Wild Wind
You don’t have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.
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Equality Live Yourself
Tomorrow, I might be in a different mood and you wouldn’t recognize my voice.
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Different Identity Myself Recognition Voice

Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of.

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