Nina Simone Quotes About Songs

Quotes about: Songs

• Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," a song that was written for Simone, she confronted the band's lead singer, Eric Burdon. "So you're the honky," she said, "who stole my song and got a hit out of it?

  Nina Simone

  Music, Song, Misunderstood

• My job is not done. I address my songs now to the third world. I am popular all over Asia and Africa and the Middle East, not to speak of South Africa, where I'm trying to go to see Nelson Mandela.

  Nina Simone

  Song, Jobs, Singing

• I only knew classical music, which to me was the only true music. The only way I could survive at the bar was to mix the classical music with popular songs, and that meant I had to sing. What happened was that I discovered I had a voice plus the talent to mix classical music together with more popular songs, which at the time I detested.

  Nina Simone

  Music, Song, Voice

• Anything human can be felt through music, which means that there is no limit to the creating that can be done with music. You can take the same phrase from any song and cut it up so many different ways - it's infinite. It's like God... you know?

  Nina Simone

  Song, Mean, Cutting

  Source: www.musicismysanctuary.com

• I play piano, by ear. Yes, I write songs... and good ones.

  Nina Simone

  Song, Writing, Play

  Source: www.broadwayworld.com

• I do love to sing Jacques Brel songs, intensely. I get terribly excited, just by reading a couple of lines in any one of his songs.

  Nina Simone

  Song, Couple, Reading

  Source: boscarol.com

• When I choose material for an album all these songs I grew up with pour into my head.

  Nina Simone

  Song, Albums, Grew Up

  Source: boscarol.com

• I believe the time will come when the whole definition of pop music will change. It will get to the point where a song will not be a good song until it has a high level of creativity in writing and performance. In other words, in order to be popular, songs will have to meet these high standards.

  Nina Simone

  Song, Believe, Writing

  Source: www.musicismysanctuary.com

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