1. 古典功底(賦格、對位法)和Jazz結(jié)合的驚喜!2. 60年代黑人民權(quán)運動中領(lǐng)軍人物之一:積極尋找黑人身份文化認同、勇于用藝術(shù)作品來反映時代,某段時間只創(chuàng)作政治音樂,損失關(guān)注 3. 不止是舞臺上做Nina simone,而是24/7 “we will shape and mold this country, or it will not be molded and shaped at all anymore. How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?” “But She wasn’t at odds with the times. The times was at odds with her.”