To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music.
NINA SIMONEBirds flying high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Breeze driftin’ on by you know how I feel And this old world is a new world And a bold world For me And I’m feeling good I’m feeling good.
More Nina Simone Quotes
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To be young, gifted and black!
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I have a cultured manner of speaking.
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It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day and I’m feeling good.
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Music is an art and art has its own rules.
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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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You’ve got to learn to leave the table When love’s no longer being served”.
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Every day has its emotional difficulties. I miss my mother whether I’m singing her music or not.
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From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.
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I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.
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You can’t help it. An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times.
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I’m a real rebel with a cause.
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Many times I feel different like a different person.
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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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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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I know I’m different, but I don’t think about it.
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