Fighting is Survival
If you want to be heard, you must speak the truth. Truth is a weapon.
Nina Simone
American singer, pianist and civil rights activist whose music combined jazz, blues and classical traditions.
All moments: Nina Simone
- Inner Harmony Through Art — Nina Simone
I found peace in music when the whole world was against me.
- Pride in Black Culture — Nina Simone
I am proud to be Black. My race, my people is my strength.
- Music Without Borders — Nina Simone
Music is a language that speaks to all hearts without words.
- Being Black and Free — Nina Simone
Freedom for us is still only a dream. When I sing, I sing about reality.
- The Artist's Duty to Society — Nina Simone
The artist must serve truth and justice.
- Art is Life — Nina Simone
Art is my life. I cannot separate my music from my feelings about society.
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As a documentarian, I feel a responsibility to preserve the history of Black music and culture
- The Art of Service — John Legend
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- Humble Beginnings — Paul McCartney
Nobody believed in us at first. We just believed in ourselves and the music.
- Always Be a Good Human — Louis Armstrong
I've always tried to be a good human being. That's what matters.
- A Song Is Blood — Paul McCartney
A melody comes to me like someone is singing it to me. It's magic.
- A City That Inspires — Bob Dylan
New York is the pulse. Here I found myself and my music.