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" My life has been going in ways I never could have dreamed of - doing the closing celebration for the Olympic Games and being appointed the creative chair for jazz at the L.A. Philharmonic. So I've just decided I'll go with my flow and be very prepared. "

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" 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. "

Dianne Reeves

Home

Hope

Life

" 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. "

" I always say that improvisation is the utterance of one's spirit, and it dictates your life experience, and that's how you find your concepts and your way for painting your musical picture. "

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

" I had aunts who played piano and sang and also were entertainers, so music was very much a part of my life. "

" My junior high school teacher, Bennie Williams, was really more than a music teacher. She taught us poetry. She helped us put on school shows. She did all these kinds of things to help us stand in each other's shoes, and it was a really powerful time. That's when I discovered that I could sing. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" The biggest thing is, when I was coming up, the thing that made you wonderful was your uniqueness. People celebrated that. "

Dianne Reeves

You

People

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Dianne Reeves

Today

My Life

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

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

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

" 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

Say

Grandmother

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

" Nina Simone is a musical genius and a rich and precious treasure who paid a heavy price for her artistic freedom. "

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

" I like coming home and sharing things I've tasted or seen. "

Dianne Reeves

Things

Sharing

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