Funk, gospel, blues is all out of slavery times, out of depression, out of sorrow.
NINA SIMONEFunk, gospel, blues is all out of slavery times, out of depression, out of sorrow.
NINA SIMONEFrom the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.
NINA SIMONEI look forward to doing my own show, not someone else’s. That’s always been my dream.
NINA SIMONEIf 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.
NINA SIMONEIt’s a new dawn, it’s a new day and I’m feeling good.
NINA SIMONEThat’s a very high goal to have, study eight hours a day to be a concert pianist.
NINA SIMONEIt’s time to take a look at my failures and stop calling them successes. Now I can start working at something that can use me best.
NINA SIMONEDon’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 SIMONEI don’t like rap music at all. I don’t think it’s music. It’s just a beat and rapping.
NINA SIMONEI’m a real rebel with a cause.
NINA SIMONEMy name sounds French but that’s just a stage name.
NINA SIMONEThis is the world you have made yourself, now you have to live in it.
NINA SIMONEIt is difficult to retain your standards with the pressure of trying to make money, which always has its rules. It’s hard to walk the tightrope of doing what you think is your best and making money at it.
NINA SIMONEYou have to learn to get up from the table when love is not being served.
NINA SIMONEMany times I feel different like a different person.
NINA SIMONEWhen a child is gifted, people try to help that child.
NINA SIMONE