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I never think my music isn't easy until I got to teach it to other people.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Easy Got Music Never Other People Teach Think Until

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I write at the piano, so I write things that fit comfortably under my hands, and I'm not thinking in terms of any specific compositional methods. I'm just seeking sounds.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Any Comfortably Fit Hands Just Methods Piano Seeking Sounds Specific Terms Things Thinking Write I Write

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For what I can imagine and feel and think and hear, I can hardly do anything on the acoustic bass. It used to be just pure frustration of imagining so much more and being able to get to a certain level of execution.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Able Acoustic Anything Bass Being Certain Certain Level Execution Feel Frustration Get Hardly Hear Imagine Imagining Just Level More Much Pure Think Used I Can

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I am insubordinate by nature. I can't help it.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Am Help Nature I Am

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I love Aretha Franklin, Edith Piaf, Blondie.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Aretha Blondie Franklin Love I Love

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If you're a writer, and you write fiction, that's not all you read.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Fiction Read Write Writer You

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You don't have to be fearless to do anything; you can be scared out of your mind. I fear that I won't get better and that I won't have time to practice. To be called a 'jazz musician' - it's a big responsibility.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Anything Better Big Big Responsibility Fear Fearless Get Jazz Jazz Musician Mind Musician Out Practice Responsibility Scared Time You Your

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And I feel that it's inevitable that the work that I do will reflect the life that I live. And the life I live feels very diverse.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Diverse Feel Feels Inevitable Life Live Reflect Very Will Work I Feel

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I just want to say, if you're going crazy, take a break. I felt overwhelmed by stuff that wasn't satisfying me, things I was supposed to do for my career. I stopped and said, 'Let me get back to the basics.'

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Back Basics Break Career Crazy Felt Get Going Just Me Overwhelmed Said Satisfying Say Stopped Stuff Supposed Take Things Want You

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There's a guy I used to pay to work with me who'd call me 'kiddo.' I said, 'There's nothing that justifies you expressing that to me, your boss.'

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Boss Call Expressing Guy Justifies Me Nothing Pay Said Used Work You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 18th, 1984

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