Esperanza Spalding Quotes

The music that I make is pretty sincere; it's from my heart and I love it, and what just happened is more people have started to connect with my heart, and I haven't followed some kind of marketing scheme.

Esperanza Spalding

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• The music that I make is pretty sincere; it's from my heart and I love it, and what just happened is more people have started to connect with my heart, and I haven't followed some kind of marketing scheme.

  

  Esperanza Spalding
  • Music
  • I Love
  • My Heart