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To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music.

Nina Simone

I look forward to doing my own show, not someone else’s. That’s always been my dream.
NINA SIMONE

Dreams Myself Show
My name sounds French but that’s just a stage name.
NINA SIMONE

Home Name Sound Stage
I try to swim every damn day I can, and I’ve learned to scuba dive and snorkel.
NINA SIMONE

Day Learning Myself
If I get an idea I put it on tape and somebody else writes it out.
NINA SIMONE

Ideas Myself Writing
I demand perfection in what I do, and I practice very hard before I give a concert-sometimes three to six hours a day.
NINA SIMONE

Day Demand Myself Perfection Practice
I tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.
NINA SIMONE

Fear Freedom Myself
I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat – a sailboat. I want to own it and let him pay for it. My first love is the sea and water, not music. Music is second.
NINA SIMONE

Love Man Myself Pay Rich Sea Water
I feel what they feel. And people who listen to me know that, and it makes them feel like they’re not alone.
NINA SIMONE

Alone Feeling Listening Myself People
You don’t have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.
NINA SIMONE

Equality Live Yourself
You can’t help it. An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times.
NINA SIMONE

Artist Help Reflection Time
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.
NINA SIMONE

Explanation Expression Feeling Poetry Soul Stage Yourself
Music is a gift and a burden I’ve had since I can remember who I was.
NINA SIMONE

Burden Gift Music Myself Remember
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music.
NINA SIMONE

Music Myself People Play
You have to learn to get up from the table when love is not being served.
NINA SIMONE

Learning Love Serve Table Yourself
Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of.
NINA SIMONE

Mindset Music Myself Theory
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?
NINA SIMONE

Herself Leadership Misunderstanding Singing Writing 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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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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