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On nights that I'm feeling a need to stretch personally and artistically, I tend to put together outfits that are very quirky, mismatched and over-the-top eclectic.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Eclectic Feeling Need Nights Outfits Over-The-Top Personally Put Quirky Stretch Tend Together Very

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Jazz has always been a melting pot of influences and I plan to incorporate them all.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Always Been Incorporate Influences Jazz Melting Melting Pot Plan Pot Them

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Genre boundaries are good for marketing but they all but disappear when you're a player.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Boundaries Disappear Genre Good Marketing Player You

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Anything I do has to have integrity, so if you just want to make music, it's not difficult finding support. The hard part for a publicist or manager is making a star.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Anything Difficult Finding Hard Hard Part Integrity Just Make Making Manager Music Part Publicist Star Support Want You

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There is an assumption that if you're young and pretty, you will get all these opportunities that are way beyond your musical foundation.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Assumption Beyond Foundation Get Musical Opportunities Pretty Way Will You Young Your

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I just think music is so intrinsically linked with images in the culture that we live in that you'll be hard-pressed to have an experience with the music without a preconceived notion.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Culture Experience Images Just Linked Live Music Notion Preconceived Think Without You

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It's a pity that if someone who has a really profoundly potent art to share chooses not to or doesn't fit into this very thin slice of what's desirable and marketable, chances are the public will never get a chance to hear what they're doing.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Art Chance Chances Chooses Desirable Doing Fit Get Hear Never Pity Potent Profoundly Public Really Share Slice Someone Thin Very Who Will

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I like to read, and I like dance. I don't dance, but I like to see other people dance.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Dance Like Other People Read See

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I love people, and I love to be with people and to make music with people, but my natural state is to revert back to being by myself in my house, which is cool because that's where I practice and write and listen and study.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Back Because Being Cool House Listen Love Make Music Myself Natural Natural State People Practice State Study Where Which Write I Love

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The benefit of the radio is, something beyond your realm of knowledge can surprise you, can enter your realm of knowledge.

~Esperanza Spalding

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 18th, 1984

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