She’s a national treasure, uniquely original, master storyteller and poet. She was also a civil rights activist and a classically trained concert pianist at Juilliard.
A few noteworthy quotes:
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about… Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.
Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I’m lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music.
I don’t like rap music at all. I don’t think it’s music. It’s just a beat and rapping.
There’s no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.
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What an amazing talent she is. A sad loss in 2003.
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She’s a national treasure, uniquely original, master storyteller and poet. She was also a civil rights activist and a classically trained concert pianist at Juilliard.
A few noteworthy quotes:
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about… Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.
Greed has driven the world crazy. And I think I’m lucky that I have a place over here that I can call home.
To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music.
I don’t like rap music at all. I don’t think it’s music. It’s just a beat and rapping.
There’s no excuse for the young people not knowing who the heroes and heroines are or were.
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