Eunice Kathleen Waymon (Nina Simone) Quotes

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.

Eunice Kathleen Waymon

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• Survive
• Discovered
• Classical Music
• Detested

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• 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.

  

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  • Sing
  • Survive
  • Discovered