Nina Simone Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Nina Simone quotes and sayings page 2 (deceased musician born on Feb 21, 1933). These are the last 9 out of 19 quotes we have for her.
“Slavery has never been abolished from America's way of thinking.”
“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.”
“I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.”
“To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music.”
“I think the rich are too rich and the poor are too poor. I don't think the black people are going to rise at all; I think most of them are going to die.”
“I think the rich will eventually have to cave in too, because the economic situation around the world is not gonna tolerate the United States being on top forever.”
“I try to swim every damn day I can, and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel.”
“From the beginning, it has been a no-no for a black man to touch a white woman.”
“When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have heard my music and heard the classic in it, so I have become known as a black classical pianist.”
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