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I’m not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy trying to explain and be ashamed of things you think are wrong with me.

Esperanza Spalding

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Esperanza Spalding
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 18
Bassist
Composer
Double-Bassist
Jazz Musician
Music Pedagogue
Recording Artist
Singer
Portland
Oregon
Esperanza Emily Spalding
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There's the juiciest music that makes me so happy, music that I need on that deserted island when I'm stranded for the rest of my life, and nobody cares that it's there.
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The music that I make is pretty sincere it's from my heart and I love it, and what just happened is more people have started to connect with my heart, and I haven't followed some kind of marketing scheme.
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It's weird sometimes to have people not see me or see what I do.
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I fear that I won't get better and that I won't have time to practice. To be called a jazz musician - it's a big responsibility.
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You don't have to be fearless to do anything, you can be scared out of your mind.
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The benefit of the radio is, something beyond your realm of knowledge can surprise you, can enter your realm of knowledge.
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I just think music is so intrinsically linked with images in the culture that we live in that youll be hard-pressed to have an experience with the music without a preconceived notion.
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