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Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.
Nina Simone
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Nina Simone
Age: 75 †
Born: 1933
Born: February 21
Died: 2008
Died: April 21
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Jazz Pianist
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Tryon
North Carolina
Eunice Kathleen Waymon
High Priestess of Soul
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What is love but a prelude to sorrow...with heartache ahead for your goal.
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