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" 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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Grandmother

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" Anything that had to do with music is what I wanted to do. "

" When I found out how music made me feel and how my singing made other people feel, that's when I decided this is what I wanted to do. "

Dianne Reeves

Singing

Feel

" Your voice is not your instrument. Your voice is the character that you build, your innermost feelings, the things that you want to say, and your instrument is the vehicle that you use to carry the message. "

" I really enjoy going out with my jazz group. That's something that I don't ever want to stop doing. "

" When I first heard Nina Simone, her naked truth shocked me. Whenever she sang, it felt like lightning bolts in my soul. Every song was like a movie, a unique and very different vignette. "

" I had a few celebrity crushes when I was growing up, including Eddie Kendricks from the Temptations. And I loved Marvin Gaye - I thought he was everything and instantly fell for his voice. "

Dianne Reeves

Loved

Thought

" It's funny: I look at songs, and I guess they each tell a story, and the different songs talk about different things. But they're unified by the rhythm underneath and the way that we decided to arrange and play them. "

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

" I loved singing something like 'I've Got My Eye On You' when it's really about the FBI. It turns a love song into something else! "

" Oh my gosh, I love Jon Hendricks. "

Dianne Reeves

Gosh

I Love

" If a song feels good to me, it's not very difficult to make it my own. "

Dianne Reeves

Good

Song

" 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. "

" Early on, I started with classical voice and had that wonderful foundation. For where I wanted to go at that time, there were no teachers to teach it, so I came up with all kinds of different ways to develop the sound of my voice. "

" I never looked or really believed that music should be categorized into particular genres. "

" I didn't learn the word 'genre' until way, way late - I mean, like, in the '80s. "

" 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 have one closet that's just shoes. The woman go, 'Amen,' and the men go, 'Oh my God.' It's color-coordinated from the ceiling to the floor, from evening to casual. "

" My friend Harry Belafonte is an activist and musician, an extraordinary man who has dedicated his life to human rights. He taught me the power of words and that music can be used to heal and educate people. "

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

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

" 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. "

" My mother would say, 'Stay ready so you don't have to get ready.' I spent a lot of my early years preparing for beautiful moments that have unfolded in my life so far. "

" A lot of young people want to become jazz singers, but there are not more jam sessions like there used to be. I just want to have the opportunity to be able to bring that to some young people. "

" Jazz musicians have always tended to have cult followings, which is pretty wonderful. "

" I come from a family of storytellers. My grandmother was great at telling stories, and my mother was an amazing storyteller. "

" My foundation is jazz. I do all the things jazz musicians do. "

" I grew up with great mentors in my life who helped me become the singer I am today. "

Dianne Reeves

Today

My Life

" I love being with artists because I'm always open to getting into something. "

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

" Being from Colorado is, to me, very, very special. I'm just very thankful to be here. I'm also thankful to be a part of the history of this state. "

Dianne Reeves

Thankful

Special