I was always a politician from the day the civil rights people chose me as their protest singer.
NINA SIMONEThe allusion was that I was actually naked. I loved that. It always, kind of shocked people enough that they became mine immediately.
More Nina Simone Quotes
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I’m just human, I have faults like anyone.
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It’s a good time for black people to be alive.
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I’m sorry that I did not become the world’s first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier.
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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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My love is like the wind and wild is the wind. Give me more than one caress, satisfy my hungriness. Let the wind blow through your heart for wild is the wind.
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I made wine from the lilac tree/Put my heart in its recipe/It makes me see what I want to see/And be what I want to be.
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Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.
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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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Music is a gift and a burden I’ve had since I can remember who I was.
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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.
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It 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.
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How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?
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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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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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I don’t like drug addicts and she sounds like a cat.
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