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"An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect…" — Nina Simone

c. 1970(Approximate date)· Nina Simone (speaker)

“An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times.”
Speaker
Nina Simone
Occasion
Filmed interview (c. 1970); featured in "What Happened, Miss Simone?" (2015)

Nina Simone's definition of the artist's responsibility during the Black-liberation era, from a filmed interview later made famous by the 2015 documentary.

Sources & citations

  1. 1.faroutmagazine.co.ukwebsite
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