Sometimes I sound like gravel, and sometimes I sound like coffee and cream.
Nina SimoneRead
I want to shake people up so bad, that when they leave a nightclub where I've performed, I just want them to be to pieces.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Nina Simone expresses her desire to impact her audience profoundly, evoking strong emotions through her performances.
In this quote, Nina Simone articulates her aspiration to completely transform her audience's experience during her performances. She wants to evoke such intense feelings that the audience feels altered, as if they have been shaken to their core, leaving the nightclub transformed and profoundly moved by the emotional power of her music.
Themes
PerformanceMusicEmotionImpactAudience
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used during a speech at an arts festival to inspire performers.
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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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Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.
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