Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Nina Simonewas an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist who worked in a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth21 February 1933
CityTyron, NC
CountryUnited States of America
music song misunderstood
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," a song that was written for Simone, she confronted the band's lead singer, Eric Burdon. "So you're the honky," she said, "who stole my song and got a hit out of it?
music white people
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
music song voice
I only knew classical music, which to me was the only true music. The only way I could survive at the bar was to mix the classical music with popular songs, and that meant I had to sing. What happened was that I discovered I had a voice plus the talent to mix classical music together with more popular songs, which at the time I detested.
strange-places way hours
I don't like to go to strange places. I was in Italy for about five hours on my way to Africa.
music people choices
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.
music looks use
It's time to take a look at my failures and stop calling them successes. Now I can start working at something that can use me best.
music cat drug
I don't like drug addicts and she sounds like a cat.
music doctors like-you
I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music.
music remember burden
Music is a gift and a burden I've had since I can remember who I was.
strange-places strange
I don't like to go to strange places.
first-love love-is men
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.
brotherhood jokes
Desegregation is a joke.
rap thinking hip-hop
I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.
umpires swim trying
I try to swim every damn day I can, and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel.