"I did everything I could to not be a musician"

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Source : "Jazz Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant Doesn't Want To Sound 'Clean And Pretty'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. November 4, 2015.

#Musician Quotes

“When you are on the erg your mind is too busy to pay attention to the sounds of the machine; you notice only that they are indeed loud.”
“I did research when I was pregnant with my first daughter and was horrified by the chemicals in products, even those meant for babies. I would have to go to 50 different places just to get my house and my kid clean.”
“The First Bond of Society is Marriage.”
“Nikah is a contract that transfers responsibilities. Therefore know the man you're thinking of marrying, and be sure that he is able to take care of you, more than your dad did. Islam empowers women with honor and dignity. Don't settle for anything less.”
“I just play the little guy, except I play him through dance.”
“I don't think journalists should talk about whom they're voting for.”
“The Procrastinator has the opposite problem. He canâ€™t selectively focus his attention and might endure frequent accusations about his laziness. In truth, heâ€™s so distracted by stimuli that he canâ€™t figure out where or how to get started. Sounds, smells, sights and the random wanderings of his thoughts continually vie for his attention.”

Source : Kate Kelly, Peggy Ramundo (2006). “You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder”, p.33, Simon and Schuster
“Facts of experience are valued in Zen more than representations, symbols, and concepts-that is to say, substance is everything in Zen and form nothing.”

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