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You can't help it. An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times.Nina Simone
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Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world.Nina Simone
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Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.Nina Simone
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I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat - a sailboat. I want to own it and let him pay for it. My first love is the sea and water, not music. Music is second.Nina Simone
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I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.Nina Simone
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I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.Nina Simone
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The worst thing about that kind of prejudice... is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest of it, it feeds you self-doubt. You start thinking, perhaps I am not good enough.Nina Simone
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You feel the shame, humiliation, and anger at being just another victim of prejudice, and at the same time, there's the nagging worry that maybe... you're just no good.Nina Simone
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Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.Nina Simone