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 More Quotes by Nina Simone More Quotes From Nina Simone I'm sorry that I did not become the world's first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier. Nina Simone black sorry thinking I look forward to doing my own show, not someone else's. That's always been my dream. Nina Simone shows dream looks 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. Nina Simone music voice song You can't be different if you look at it. Being gifted is different. I had that in my piano playing. I'm very thankful for that. I'm very aware of that. The style and what I fed is just me. I never worked at it. It just happened. Nina Simone piano style different Every day has its emotional difficulties. I miss my mother whether I'm singing her music or not. Nina Simone emotional mother missing As far as piano players are concerned, Oscar Peterson is my very favorite. I also like McCoy Tyner. I think that the big jazz stars, both now and in the past...how shall I say it? These guys are as great as Bach, Beethoven; all of them. People don't know it yet. If jazz survives and is put on a pedestal as an art form, the same as classical music has been through the years, a hundred years from now the kids will know who they were, with that kind of respect. Nina Simone stars kids art 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? Nina Simone audience intimate pay To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music. Nina Simone music play mean Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music. Nina Simone music racism white I don't like drug addicts and she sounds like a cat. Nina Simone cat drug music Music has been a burden and a joy for as long as I can remember. Nina Simone joy remember long I was not reluctant to become a singer. Singing has been an activity I've done my whole life, without thought. Nina Simone singers singing done Since I was three I've been playing the piano. I've been onstage. Nina Simone piano three Since I was three I've been playing the piano. I've been onstage. My mother is an Evangelist and I used to play the piano at her revival meetings. Nina Simone piano mother play I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping. Nina Simone rap hip-hop thinking I don't like to go to strange places. I was in Italy for about five hours on my way to Africa. Nina Simone strange-places hours way Music is a gift and a burden I've had since I can remember who I was. Nina Simone jazz music remember 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. Nina Simone music choices people 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 first-love love-is men I would like you to know, I am a doctor of music. Nina Simone doctors like-you music
