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I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs and good ones.

Nina Simone

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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Classics Love Master Myself
Many times I feel different like a different person.
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Different Feeling Person Time
I look forward to doing my own show, not someone else’s. That’s always been my dream.
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Dreams Myself Show
I’m just human, I have faults like anyone.
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Human Mistake Myself
I don’t like rap music at all. I don’t think it’s music. It’s just a beat and rapping.
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Music Myself
If I want to take a particular form of blues somewhere else I have the equipment to do it but I never even thought of it.
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Equipment Myself Particular Thinking
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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Music Myself People Play
I tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.
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Fear Freedom Myself
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
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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Life Music Thinking Way
Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.
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Breathe Children Life Music 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
Birds 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.
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Fly Myself Old Sun World
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
Tomorrow, I might be in a different mood and you wouldn’t recognize my voice.
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Different Identity Myself Recognition Voice

I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs and good ones.

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