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I think people have come to know that I am not comfortable in a box, you know, and that I love music.

~Dianne Reeves

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My records are one thing. My live performances are something totally different because they're very improvised performances.

~Dianne Reeves

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The thing that I tell young people is everybody is unique in their approach to the music, and you have to protect that.

~Dianne Reeves

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I remember my grandmother used to always say, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket.' But when I realized that music was inside of me, I decided I'm putting all my eggs in one basket.

~Dianne Reeves

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In high school, we had a really great jazz program that I finally was able to be a part of. They only wanted instrumentalists; they didn't want any singers. But I made my way in, and I remember the conductor of the band wrote a lot of arrangements and asked me what I wanted to sing.

~Dianne Reeves

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Early on, I started with classical voice and had that wonderful foundation. For where I wanted to go at that time, there were no teachers to teach it, so I came up with all kinds of different ways to develop the sound of my voice.

~Dianne Reeves

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I'm always inspired to push forward.

~Dianne Reeves

Topics: Always Forward Inspired Push

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I have a sketch of an idea and I never really talk about: perhaps do another jazz record, but with other elements involved.

~Dianne Reeves

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I've always had really wonderful people around me. But early on, I remember I would walk into a session or go do something with some musicians, and they viewed me, basically, as their chick singer.

~Dianne Reeves

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Lizz Wright, we call her lovingly 'Amazing Grace.' She has a folk and gospel kind of approach to the music, and she writes beautiful lyrics and songs. She's like this balm that is really full and very rich and deep.

~Dianne Reeves

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 23rd, 1956

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