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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.
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I grew up with an incredibly loving and supportive family that gave me the impression there were a lot of options for me out there.
Esperanza Spalding
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There's a guy I used to pay to work with me who'd call me 'kiddo.' I said, 'There's nothing that justifies you expressing that to me, your boss.'
Esperanza Spalding -
When people say, "Oh, she plays like a dude," it's usually dudes who are the ones saying it. They're saying, "Oh, she's as good as us." Of course, that's a stupid statement.
Esperanza Spalding -
I like to read, and I like dance. I don't dance, but I like to see other people dance.
Esperanza Spalding -
I’m not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy trying to explain and be ashamed of things you think are wrong with me.
Esperanza Spalding -
I love Aretha Franklin, Edith Piaf, Blondie.
Esperanza Spalding -
I never think my music isn't easy until I got to teach it to other people.
Esperanza Spalding
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There's nothing wrong with struggle. Anytime I look back at a difficult phase of my life and see what grew out of it - the creative survival tactics - I think that the good is way better than the bad.
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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