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21 quotes by Esperanza Spalding

Esperanza Spalding (born October 18, 1984) is an American jazz bassist, cellist and singer, who draws upon many genres in her own compositions. She has won four Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 53rd Grammy Awards, making her the first jazz artist to win the award.
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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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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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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... →

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

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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.

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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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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!

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

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