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" 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

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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. "

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" 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. "

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" When I was in junior high school, I knew I really wanted to sing. "

" 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. "

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

" The thing that I tell young people is everybody is unique in their approach to the music, and you have to protect that. "

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

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

Dianne Reeves

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" 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. "

" 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

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" 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. "

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

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

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

" When I moved to Los Angeles, right away I met all kinds of musicians. "

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

Dianne Reeves

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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. "

" Herb Wong was an incredible man. We met when I was performing with Clark Terry at the Wichita Jazz Festival around 1974. "

" I come from a family of musicians. "

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

" 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. "

" I have a sketch of an idea and I never really talk about: perhaps do another jazz record, but with other elements involved. "

" I've dated a few musicians in my life, and it's kind of always been that way for me. You unite through creativity and share that process and more together. "

" There is a certain kind of fire that happens when you fall in love with a musician. I guess you understand one another because you're connected by a creative desire. "

" I believe that music should really be without boundaries. "

" I listen to music all the time, and a lot of the things I cover are the standards of my time, and they work for me. "

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