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"I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is…" — Nina Simone

c. 1991(Approximate date)· Nina Simone (speaker)

“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.”
Speaker
Nina Simone
Occasion
I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone (with Stephen Cleary), 1991

Nina Simone on redirecting the classical "excellence" of her training toward the freedom struggle, from her 1991 autobiography.

Sources & citations

  1. 1.ninasimone.comwebsite
  2. 2.archive.orgwebsite