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I feel more alive now than I ever have in my life. I have a chance to live, as I’ve dreamed.

Nina Simone

My name sounds French but that’s just a stage name.
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Home Name Sound Stage
Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of.
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Mindset Music Myself Theory
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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Blood Identity Memories Myself Race
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 a gift and a burden I’ve had since I can remember who I was.
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Burden Gift Music Myself Remember
There’s no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.
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Excuse Hero Known People Young
You have to learn to get up from the table when love is not being served.
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Learning Love Serve Table Yourself
From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.
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Beginning Black Woman
I think the rich are too rich and the poor are too poor. I don’t think the black people are going to rise at all; I think most of them are going to die.
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Death Poor Rich Rise Thinking
I’m just human, I have faults like anyone.
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Human Mistake Myself
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
It’s a good time for black people to be alive.
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Alive Black People Time
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
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Black Definition Myself People
That’s a very high goal to have, study eight hours a day to be a concert pianist.
NINA SIMONE

Goal Musician Study
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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Colors Learning Mathematics Music Sadness Yourself
I don’t like to go to strange places. I was in Italy for about five hours on my way to Africa.
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Myself Place Strange Time Travel

I feel more alive now than I ever have in my life. I have a chance to live, as I’ve dreamed.

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