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" 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. "

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" Singers like Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar are very conscious of what's going on around them, and they're waking up lot of young people with that knowledge. They bring their enlightenment to the world; the world that is buying their records. "

Dianne Reeves

Enlightenment

Knowledge

People

" 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! "

" Go out into the world with your passion and love for what you do, and just never give up. "

" I come from a family of musicians. "

" In high school, we had a really great jazz program that I finally was able to be a part of. They only wanted instrumentalists; they didn't want any singers. But I made my way in, and I remember the conductor of the band wrote a lot of arrangements and asked me what I wanted to sing. "

" 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. "

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

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

" My musical selections are a reflection of how I grew up. Because, back then, you could see Miles Davis and Ravi Shankar on the same stage. And nobody thought anything of it, other than the fact that it was great music. "

" I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression of things that really have influenced and addressed your life. "

" The music industry is changing. You only hear a sprinkling of big names, but there are a lot of really wonderful young musicians with great voices and lyrical content who have refined their sound. They're up in here, so don't think they're not. There's this wealth of talent below the surface that's ready to explode. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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

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

" I'm a chameleon. When you put me in certain soils, musically speaking, I will be in that place. "

" Now, jazz institutions are more readily available for young people, but for me, the institutions were the bands that I was in. When I worked with Clark Terry, that was the beginning of school for me, and Harry Belafonte and Sergio Mendes, they were all my universities. "

" 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

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

" 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. "

" Brazilian music has been a part of almost every record I've done, and I'd eventually like to record an entire album of Brazilian music. "

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

Dianne Reeves

Today

My Life

" Art is a direct reflection of the life you live. What you experience comes out in your work. "

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

" Jazz is such a living art form. It happens right in the moment. You weave a story by changing certain elements and components. "

" 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. "

" My musicians know all of my music, and so that makes for something different. "

" 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

" I'm a great cook. People have asked me to do a cookbook. "