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Dianne Reeves
Dianne Reeves
American Musician
Born: Oct 23, 1956
Jazz Life Me Music People You
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I think the only way for you to grow and evolve is to keep listening, keep moving forward, keep jumping in and trying to experience. Dianne Reeves
You Moving Forward Experience Listening Keep Moving Forward Keep Moving Think Way Evolve Only Jumping Trying Moving Forward Grow Keep
Jazz is such a living art form. It happens right in the moment. You weave a story by changing certain elements and components. Dianne Reeves
Art You Jazz Living Changing Components Weave Art Form Form Happens Story Certain Moment Elements Right
When I first heard Nina Simone, her naked truth shocked me. Whenever she sang, it felt like lightning bolts in my soul. Every song was like a movie, a unique and very different vignette. Dianne Reeves
Truth Me Soul Song First Naked Every Nina Nina Simone My Soul Lightning Like She Felt Heard Very Shocked Whenever Different Movie Sang Unique Bolts Her
Your voice is not your instrument. Your voice is the character that you build, your innermost feelings, the things that you want to say, and your instrument is the vehicle that you use to carry the message. Dianne Reeves
Character You Feelings Build Say Carry Voice Vehicle Instrument Message Want Use Your Things Innermost
I love New York City because there's something to do 24/7, something that will make you see things in a whole different light. Like they say, it's the city that never sleeps. Dianne Reeves
Love You Light Will Sleeps Say City See Something Never New Like Make Because York New York New York City Different Whole They Say Things
I loved singing something like 'I've Got My Eye On You' when it's really about the FBI. It turns a love song into something else! Dianne Reeves
Love You Song Singing Else Eye About Something Something Else Like Got Loved Really Turns
Art and culture and all of these things - they really matter. They shape your individuality. Dianne Reeves
Art Culture Matter Shape Individuality Really Your Things
I love to create something new every night onstage; that makes a big difference. Dianne Reeves
Love Big Every Something Something New Onstage New Makes Big Difference Difference Create Every Night Night
I always have a little bit of Brazil and New Orleans in my band. Dianne Reeves
Band Brazil Bit New Always New Orleans Little Little Bit Orleans
I've always respected and taken care of my instrument. Dianne Reeves
Care Respected Taken Instrument Always
I did a project called 'Sing The Truth,' which was a lot of fun. It started out being a celebration of the music of Nina Simone, and it was me and Lizz Wright and Angelique Kidjo. Dianne Reeves
Truth Music Me Nina Nina Simone Project Out Wright Sing Lot Celebration Did Being Which Fun Started
I grew up listening to all kinds of music. When I came up, you would hear people like Marvin Gaye talking about Sarah Vaughan. You would go to a show and see Ella Fitzgerald performing the music of the Beatles. Dianne Reeves
Music You Beatles People Listening Would Kinds See About Marvin Gaye Performing Like Talking Came Go Hear Hear People Up Fitzgerald Grew Show Sarah Ella Ella Fitzgerald
My musicians know all of my music, and so that makes for something different. Dianne Reeves
Music Musicians Something Know Makes Different
I come from a family of musicians. Dianne Reeves
Family Musicians Come
When I found out how music made me feel and how my singing made other people feel, that's when I decided this is what I wanted to do. Dianne Reeves
Music Me People Made Singing Other Out Feel How Wanted Decided Found
My mother would say, 'Stay ready so you don't have to get ready.' I spent a lot of my early years preparing for beautiful moments that have unfolded in my life so far. Dianne Reeves
Life Beautiful You Mother My Life Early Years Say Spent Would Stay Ready Years Lot Get Far Moments Preparing Early
The biggest thing is, when I was coming up, the thing that made you wonderful was your uniqueness. People celebrated that. Dianne Reeves
You People Wonderful Made Coming Up Celebrated Biggest Biggest Thing Your Uniqueness Thing
When I was in junior high school, I knew I really wanted to sing. Dianne Reeves
School High High School Knew Sing Junior Junior High Junior High School Wanted Really
Nina Simone is a musical genius and a rich and precious treasure who paid a heavy price for her artistic freedom. Dianne Reeves
Freedom Genius Rich Nina Nina Simone Musical Price Precious Artistic Heavy Paid Who Her Treasure
I lived in Los Angeles for a long time, and in a lot of ways, I felt like I lived in my car. Dianne Reeves
Time Car Long Long Time Ways Angeles Like Felt Los Los Angeles Lot Lived
Being from Colorado is, to me, very, very special. I'm just very thankful to be here. I'm also thankful to be a part of the history of this state. Dianne Reeves
Thankful Me History State Colorado Part Also Very Just The History Of Being Special Here
A lot of young people want to become jazz singers, but there are not more jam sessions like there used to be. I just want to have the opportunity to be able to bring that to some young people. Dianne Reeves
People Opportunity Become Young Jazz Able Some More Like Singers Lot Just Jam Want Young People Used Bring
People think jazz music is all standards and the Great American Songbook. But it's really about the sensibility, the feel you bring to the music. Dianne Reeves
Music Great You People Jazz Think Great American About Songbook Feel American Sensibility Really Jazz Music Standards Bring
I think people have come to know that I am not comfortable in a box, you know, and that I love music. Dianne Reeves
Love Music You People Think Come Know Box Comfortable Am
I'm always inspired to push forward. Dianne Reeves
Inspired Push Always Forward
I have a sketch of an idea and I never really talk about: perhaps do another jazz record, but with other elements involved. Dianne Reeves
Jazz Other Record About Never Idea Perhaps Involved Talk Another Sketch Really Jazz Record Elements
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