I'm not in it for the money. I like music. I love to write music. I can't imagine myself not playing or singing or writing. It would just... →
Paul Simon
The first concert that my parents took me to was in this canyon in Saudi Arabia called Buttermilk Canyon. You sleep under the stars in the desert... →
Hannah Simone
Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.
Nina Simone
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music.
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far... →
I don't like rap music at all. I don't think it's music. It's just a beat and rapping.
Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced... →
I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat - a sailboat. I want to own it and let him pay for it. My first love is the sea and... →
I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I'm not going.
When I was studying... there weren't any black concert pianists. My choices were intuitive, and I had the technique to do it. People have heard... →