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I always say that the problem with jazz accessibility is not the content of the music, it's people's ability to access it.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Ability Access Accessibility Always Content Jazz Music People Problem Say The Problem With

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There's nothing wrong with struggle. Anytime I look back at a difficult phase of my life and see what grew out of it - the creative survival tactics - I think that the good is way better than the bad.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Anytime Back Bad Better Creative Difficult Good Grew Life Look My Life Nothing Out Phase See Struggle Survival Tactics Than Think Way Wrong I Think

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If you don't already know about jazz music, how would you be exposed? How would get an opportunity to find out if it spoke to you? If you get exposed to it enough, you might find a taste for it.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: About Enough Exposed Find Get How Jazz Jazz Music Know Might Music Opportunity Out Spoke Taste Would You

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Your sanity is harder to get back than money or contacts. You are the magic. You are the art. You can't lose that.

~Esperanza Spalding

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I grew up with an incredibly loving and supportive family that gave me the impression there were a lot of options for me out there.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Family Gave Grew Impression Incredibly Lot Loving Me Options Out Supportive Up Were

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I don't watch TV, I don't spend time on the Internet, and I don't party much. I don't text very much, either.

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I think there's so much negative influence on children in school settings. It becomes learning by rote to pass a test. It's not contextualized.

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There's enough time in the day: If you go to bed at 10 and start your day at 6, there's a lot you can do in a day!

~Esperanza Spalding

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You can grow up with literally nothing and you don't suffer if you know you're loved and valued.

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My earliest attempts at writing were when I was seven. I would sit at the piano and transcribe the songs I heard on the radio. I'd change little things in the music and write different lyrics.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Attempts Change Different Earliest Heard Little Little Things Lyrics Music Piano Radio Seven Sit Songs Things Were Would Write Writing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 18th, 1984

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