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Nina Simone is a musical genius and a rich and precious treasure who paid a heavy price for her artistic freedom.

~Dianne Reeves

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I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression of things that really have influenced and addressed your life.

~Dianne Reeves

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The biggest thing is to just keep your voice in shape so that when the emotion hits, it's there to have the colors to paint those pictures with the lyrics as well as the sound.

~Dianne Reeves

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I love New York City because there's something to do 24/7, something that will make you see things in a whole different light. Like they say, it's the city that never sleeps.

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Because City Different Light Like Love Make Never New New York New York City Say See Sleeps Something They Say Things Whole Will York You I Love

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I loved singing something like 'I've Got My Eye On You' when it's really about the FBI. It turns a love song into something else!

~Dianne Reeves

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Your voice is not your instrument. Your voice is the character that you build, your innermost feelings, the things that you want to say, and your instrument is the vehicle that you use to carry the message.

~Dianne Reeves

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I love to create something new every night onstage; that makes a big difference.

~Dianne Reeves

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The music we do is weaved together through stories and life experiences. When people come to hear us, I hope they are are uplifted and that we give them a lot to take home.

~Dianne Reeves

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I always have a little bit of Brazil and New Orleans in my band.

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Always Band Bit Brazil Little Little Bit New New Orleans Orleans

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My musical selections are a reflection of how I grew up. Because, back then, you could see Miles Davis and Ravi Shankar on the same stage. And nobody thought anything of it, other than the fact that it was great music.

~Dianne Reeves

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 23rd, 1956

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