105 Quotes by Dianne Reeves

The biggest thing is, when I was coming up, the thing that made you wonderful was your uniqueness. People celebrated that.

Brazilian music has been a part of almost every record I've done, and I'd eventually like to record an entire album of Brazilian music.

One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current.

When I was in junior high school, I knew I really wanted to sing.

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.

I feel proud of my journey. I wouldn't change it.

Nina Simone is a musical genius and a rich and precious treasure who paid a heavy price for her artistic freedom.

I'm a great cook. People have asked me to do a cookbook.

I never wanted to do anything else, really. I left home at an early age trying to find my voice, my niche in music.