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
chuckle died laugh
Before she died we were able to laugh and chuckle about a lot of things.
money particular sing
I am particular about the seating of the audience-also about how much money they pay-but most of all where they are seated. If I am going to sing something intimate, who am I going to sing it to?
heartbreak heart-break tables
You've got to learn to leave the table When love's no longer being served".
freedom no-fear
I tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.
love-is tables get-up
You have to learn to get up from the table when love is not being served.
romantic heart blow
My love is like the wind and wild is the wind. Give me more than one caress, satisfy my hungriness. Let the wind blow through your heart for wild is the wind.
music joy jazz
Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you.
hero knowing firefighter
There's no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.
world made
This is the world you have made yourself, now you have to live in it.
new-day feel-good feelings
It's a new dawn, it's a new day...and I'm feeling good.
music thinking way
Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.
faults humans
I'm just human, I have faults like anyone
freedom years excellence
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.
music rights people
I was always a politician from the day the civil rights people chose me as their protest singer.