I’m sorry that I did not become the world’s first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier. NINA SIMONE HappinessMusicianMyselfSorryWorld
Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing. NINA SIMONE BreatheChildrenLifeMusicMyself
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music. NINA SIMONE MusicMyselfPeoplePlay
