Nina Simone Quotes & Sayings
19 most famous Nina Simone quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for her. She was an American musician who passed away on 21 April, 2003.
“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.”
“Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.”
“There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.”
“I'm a real rebel with a cause.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Desegregation is a joke.”
“I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I'm not going.”
“Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I'm lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.”
“This may be a dream, but I'll say it anyway: I was supposed to be married last year, and I bought a gown. When I meet Nelson Mandela, I shall put on this gown and have the train of it removed and put aside, and kiss the ground that he walks on and then kiss his feet.”
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