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" I love New York City because there's something to do 24/7, something that will make you see things in a whole different light. Like they say, it's the city that never sleeps. "

Dianne Reeves

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" Jazz musicians have always taken the standards of their time and performed them with a jazz sensibility. "

" In any event, I'm proud to wear the badge of jazz vocalist if that's what people want to call me; but at the same time, there are many other things I like to do. "

Dianne Reeves

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" I never called myself a jazz singer. I just call myself a vocalist because I love to sing all kinds of things. "

" The music we do is weaved together through stories and life experiences. When people come to hear us, I hope they are are uplifted and that we give them a lot to take home. "

" I came up at a time in the late '60s, early '70s where music was without boundaries. You'd go into a music store, and the music was in alphabetical order. I hadn't heard of that word 'genre.' "

Dianne Reeves

Early

You

" I lived in Los Angeles for a long time, and in a lot of ways, I felt like I lived in my car. "

" One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current. "

" Art and culture and all of these things - they really matter. They shape your individuality. "

" I don't like a lot of monitors on stage. I like the real raw sound of the open piano. "

" I've always liked a lot of different kinds of music. "

" My mother was actually born in Toledo and raised in Detroit. "

" I think the only way for you to grow and evolve is to keep listening, keep moving forward, keep jumping in and trying to experience. "

" The way I look at it, people pay me to travel. Once we get to the stage, that part is easy. "

Dianne Reeves

People

Easy

" My mother was really amazing and left me with a whole lot of treasures. I miss her terribly. "

Dianne Reeves

Mother

Amazing

" I did a project called 'Sing The Truth,' which was a lot of fun. It started out being a celebration of the music of Nina Simone, and it was me and Lizz Wright and Angelique Kidjo. "

" I think that when I started singing, I didn't know what I wanted to do; I only knew what I didn't want to do. "

" Jazz onstage is a very intimate exchange between everybody that's onstage. "

" Each project that you do is something you believe in for that moment in time. "

" Music is a conversation between the audience and me, and I love that about my profession. "

" I've always had really wonderful people around me. But early on, I remember I would walk into a session or go do something with some musicians, and they viewed me, basically, as their chick singer. "

Dianne Reeves

People

Remember

" I think people have come to know that I am not comfortable in a box, you know, and that I love music. "

" I feel proud of my journey. I wouldn't change it. "

" I grew up listening to all kinds of music. When I came up, you would hear people like Marvin Gaye talking about Sarah Vaughan. You would go to a show and see Ella Fitzgerald performing the music of the Beatles. "

" When I worked with my uncle, I loved the fact that jazz music demanded that you use your own unique approach. "

" When I sing a song, I want someone to recognize 'Now that's Dianne singing that song.' "

" My records are one thing. My live performances are something totally different because they're very improvised performances. "

" Too many people judge a singer like Beyonce by what they see on the surface. Knowing the musicians she's worked with and how she works, I have a lot of respect for her. "

" People think jazz music is all standards and the Great American Songbook. But it's really about the sensibility, the feel you bring to the music. "

" I look back at Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, and especially Betty Carter, whom I admire the most, and I say, OK, they set a standard of excellence. I listen to them not for what they are doing, but to study where they are coming from because, for me, jazz is life experience. "

" I remember my grandmother used to always say, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket.' But when I realized that music was inside of me, I decided I'm putting all my eggs in one basket. "

Dianne Reeves

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