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Life is short. People are not easy to know. They’re not easy to know, so if you don’t tell them how you feel, you’re not going to get anywhere, I feel.

Nina Simone

My job is not done. I address my songs now to the third world. I am popular all over Asia and Africa and the Middle East, not to speak of South Africa, where I’m trying to go to see Nelson Mandela.
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Address Job Myself Popular See Song
Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of.
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Mindset Music Myself Theory
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
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
The allusion was that I was actually naked. I loved that. It always, kind of shocked people enough that they became mine immediately.
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Kind Love Myself Naked People
I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs and good ones.
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Instrument Myself Writing
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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Difficult Hard Money Rule Standard Yourself
Music is a gift and a burden I’ve had since I can remember who I was.
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Burden Gift Music Myself Remember
I know I’m different, but I don’t think about it.
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Different Myself Thinking
Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember.
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Burden Joy Music Myself Remember
Since I was three I’ve been playing the piano. I’ve been onstage.
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Instrument Myself Play
You don’t have to live next to me / Just give me my equality.
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Equality Live Yourself
To be young, gifted and black!
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Black One Liner Young
It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day and I’m feeling good.
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Day Feeling Good Morning Myself
It’s a good time for black people to be alive.
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Alive Black People Time
I don’t like rap music at all. I don’t think it’s music. It’s just a beat and rapping.
NINA SIMONE

Music Myself

Life is short. People are not easy to know. They’re not easy to know, so if you don’t tell them how you feel, you’re not going to get anywhere, I feel.

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Life is short. People are not easy to know. They’re not easy to know, so if you don’t tell them how you feel, you’re not going to get anywhere, I feel.

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