Art is Life
Art is my life. I cannot separate my music from my feelings about society.
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.
- Fighting is Survival — Nina Simone
If you want to be heard, you must speak the truth. Truth is a weapon.
- 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.
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All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.
- The Art of Service — John Legend
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- Alien Artist — David Bowie
I never tried to fit in. I prefer to be myself, even if it's alien.
- Humble Beginnings — Paul McCartney
Nobody believed in us at first. We just believed in ourselves and the music.