I don’t like to go to strange places. I was in Italy for about five hours on my way to Africa.
NINA SIMONEI tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.
More Nina Simone Quotes
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It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day and I’m feeling good.
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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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This is the world you have made yourself, now you have to live in it.
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I believe in racial memory too. I’m sure I’ve got ancient African blood in me that has something to do with what I am.
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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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I tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.
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Through music you can become sad, joyful, loving, you can learn. You can learn mathematics, touch, pacing Oh my God! Ooh Wow You can see colors through music. Anything!
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How do you explain what it feels like to get on the stage and make poetry that you know sinks into the hearts and souls of people who are unable to express it.
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That’s a very high goal to have, study eight hours a day to be a concert pianist.
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Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being, a way of thinking.
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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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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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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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I try to swim every damn day I can, and I’ve learned to scuba dive and snorkel.
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I know I’m different, but I don’t think about it.
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