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Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.

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Nina Simone
Age: 75 †
Born: 1933
Born: February 21
Died: 2008
Died: April 21
Composer
Jazz Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Tryon
North Carolina
Eunice Kathleen Waymon
High Priestess of Soul
Music
Everything
Automatic
Children
Breathing
Life
Everyday
Involved
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