American - Musician | October 23, 1956 -
I knew what the story behind 'Dreams' was. It was about Stevie Knicks' relationship. But when I sing it, it's about sharing some sage advice with somebody.
Dianne Reeves
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I like coming home and sharing things I've tasted or seen.
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The way I look at it, people pay me to travel. Once we get to the stage, that part is easy.
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I really enjoy going out with my jazz group. That's something that I don't ever want to stop doing.
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I don't like a lot of monitors on stage. I like the real raw sound of the open piano.
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I've always liked a lot of different kinds of music.
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Too many people judge a singer like Beyonce by what they see on the surface. Knowing the musicians she's worked with and how she works, I have a lot of respect for her.
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Singers like Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar are very conscious of what's going on around them, and they're waking up lot of young people with that knowledge. They bring their enlightenment to the world; the world that is buying their records.
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I believe that music should really be without boundaries.
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One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current.
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The biggest thing is to just keep your voice in shape so that when the emotion hits, it's there to have the colors to paint those pictures with the lyrics as well as the sound.
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When I sing a song, I want someone to recognize 'Now that's Dianne singing that song.'
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