Cassandra Wilson Quotes

Being black, Im involved in the reparations movement. Its focused toward the African-American audience. We could begin to heal. - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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Everything I do is collaborative. Its just my way. Im really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song. - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician. - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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Im always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I havent written. Im actively engaging in playacting. - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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Im always looking for ways to develop as an artist, especially as a jazz artist-to find different ways of testing my voice. - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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Ive often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. Ive always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist. - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse. - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz. - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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My father had all kinds of instruments in the house that he would hide from my mother. He bought them through mail order! - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences. - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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There was a train that would come by our house every night, and Id hear the whistle blow. That is the sweetest memory I have. - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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Theres a lot happening in many of us. I think you have to celebrate every part. Its what you are. You have to try to find all of those secret names. - Cassandra Wilson Quotes

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