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It's about process, the process of growth. It seems to me in my own life - and other minds throughout history have also observed this phenomenon - that growth seems to move in two directions at the same time.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: About Also Directions Growth History Life Me Minds Move My Own Observed Other Own Phenomenon Process Same Same Time Seems Throughout Time Two

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As you go back or move toward insights/ideas/events/words/lessons/mistakes in the past, you develop into the future from the present. I think that's pretty cool that two quote-unquote opposites are intrinsically linked. That whole theme of opposites being two sides of the same whole is a theme that's always been intriguing to me.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Always Back Been Being Cool Develop Future Go In The Past Intriguing Linked Me Move Opposites Past Present Pretty Same Sides Theme Think Toward Two Whole You I Think

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I don't think it's about playing and singing, to be honest. That seems like old news, you know? I wasn't thinking about that. I just think that's in my body now. Dancers don't think about their legs moving one way and their arms moving another. Over time, you incorporate that into your instrument.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: About Another Arms Body Dancers Honest Incorporate Instrument Just Know Legs Like Moving News Now Old One Way Over Playing Seems Singing Think Thinking Time To Be Honest Way You Your

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When something in art or music piques my interest, I tend to go check it out, and most things I check out, I'm not very good at. But a few things I've gone to check out have given me back as much love as I gave them, usually much more.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Art Back Check Few Few Things Gave Given Go Gone Good Interest Love Me More Most Much Music Out Something Tend Them Things Very

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When I was a kid, people called me Emily rather than Esperanza, even though my full name is Esperanza Emily Spalding.

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Topics: Emily Even Full Kid Me Name People Rather Than Though

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I focused primarily on being an instrumentalist and studying music and on my primary means of expression: composing and playing.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Being Composing Expression Focused Means Music Playing Primarily Primary Studying

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When I was a kid, I was really curious about acting. And I was interested in movement and dance. I wasn't good at either of those things - I didn't work at those things.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: About Acting Curious Dance Either Good Interested Kid Movement Really Things Those Work

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I'm realizing now that I was always really curious about inviting people into a space and sharing information that way. But I didn't have any context for it. It was just fun because I was homeschooled and lonely and bored, and I'd do things to get people to come over.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: About Always Any Because Bored Come Context Curious Fun Get Information Inviting Just Lonely Now Over People Realizing Really Sharing Space Things Way

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I was exposed to many kinds of music including rock and disco, classical and folk, Midtown and Miles Davis, Sly Stone and David Bowie.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Bowie Classical David David Bowie Davis Disco Exposed Folk Including Kinds Many Miles Miles Davis Music Rock Sly Stone

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I put my mother through a lot when I was a teenager. I used to lie a lot. Now, we talk all the time.

~Esperanza Spalding

Topics: Lie Lot Mother Now Put Talk Teenager Through Time Used

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 18th, 1984

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