Quotes by Dianne Reeves

I love to create something new every night onstage; that makes a big difference.

When I worked with my uncle, I loved the fact that jazz music demanded that you use your own unique approach.

I loved singing something like 'I've Got My Eye On You' when it's really about the FBI. It turns a love song into something else!

I love New York City because there's something to do 24/7, something that will make you see things in a whole different light. Like they say, it's the city that never sleeps.

My mother would say, 'Stay ready so you don't have to get ready.' I spent a lot of my early years preparing for beautiful moments that have unfolded in my life so far.

My life has been going in ways I never could have dreamed of - doing the closing celebration for the Olympic Games and being appointed the creative chair for jazz at the L.A. Philharmonic. So I've just decided I'll go with my flow and be very prepared.

Art and culture and all of these things - they really matter. They shape your individuality.

People think jazz music is all standards and the Great American Songbook. But it's really about the sensibility, the feel you bring to the music.

I think the only way for you to grow and evolve is to keep listening, keep moving forward, keep jumping in and trying to experience.

I had aunts who played piano and sang and also were entertainers, so music was very much a part of my life.