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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.

Nina Simone

I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I’m not going.
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Important Music Myself Thinking
Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I’m lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.
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Crazy Drive Home Myself World
You don’t have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.
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Equality Live Yourself
When a child is gifted, people try to help that child.
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Children Gift Help People
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 try to swim every damn day I can, and I’ve learned to scuba dive and snorkel.
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Day Learning Myself
Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you.
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Burden Myself Planet Talent
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.
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Explanation Expression Feeling Poetry Soul Stage Yourself
I know I’m different, but I don’t think about it.
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Different Myself Thinking
You can’t be different if you look at it. Being gifted is different. I had that in my piano playing. I’m very thankful for that. I’m very aware of that. The style and what I fed is just me. I never worked at it. It just happened.
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Awareness Different Gift Myself Thankful Work
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
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Black Definition Myself People
My name sounds French but that’s just a stage name.
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Home Name Sound Stage
I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs and good ones.
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Instrument Myself Writing
I feel what they feel. And people who listen to me know that, and it makes them feel like they’re not alone.
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Alone Feeling Listening Myself People
To be young, gifted and black!
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Black One Liner Young
Every day has its emotional difficulties. I miss my mother whether I’m singing her music or not.
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Day Difficult Emotional Music Myself

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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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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