If I get an idea I put it on tape and somebody else writes it out.
NINA SIMONENina Simone Quotes
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When a child is gifted, people try to help that child.
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Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of.
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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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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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I know I’m different, but I don’t think about it.
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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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Music is the center of my life.
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That’s a very high goal to have, study eight hours a day to be a concert pianist.
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