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Miles Davis was doing somethi...

Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz.

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There was a train that would ...

There was a train that would come by our house every night, and I'd hear the whistle blow. That is the sweetest memory I have.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

I cringed when I heard myself...

I cringed when I heard myself described as a Jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a Jazz vocalist.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

I'm always looking for ways t...

I'm always looking for ways to develop as a Jazz artist, to find different ways of using my voice.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

I know you're supposed to set...

I know you're supposed to set goals for yourself. I see all that motivational stuff on television. Think about the future, what's next! But I'm all into the journey. It's fascinating to me. So if I make certain what I want moment to moment, I'm cool at the crossroads.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

I'm always looking for ways t...

I'm always looking for ways to develop as an artist, especially as a jazz artist-to find different ways of testing my voice.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

Miles Davis was a master. In ...

Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

I was never interested in sin...

I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

My grandmother sang, too, and...

My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

I've often cringed when I hea...

I've often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

My father had all kinds of in...

My father had all kinds of instruments in the house that he would hide from my mother. He bought them through mail order!

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

I was never interested in sin...

I was never interested in singing in the church or school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

I was never interested in sing...

I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

Everything I do is collaborati...

Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

Being black, I'm involved in t...

Being black, I'm involved in the reparations movement. It's focused toward the African-American audience. We could begin to heal.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

They wanted us to sit down, bu...

They wanted us to sit down, but there wasn't a place to sit down. The place was so small you could stand in the middle and touch everything. They must have slept sitting up on the couch.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

There's a lot happening in man...

There's a lot happening in many of us. I think you have to celebrate every part. It's what you are. You have to try to find all of those secret names.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

I know you're supposed to set ...

I know you're supposed to set goals for yourself. I see all that motivational stuff on television. 'Think about the future, what's next!' But I'm all into the journey. It's fascinating to me. So if I make certain what I want moment to moment, I'm cool at the crossroads.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

Miles Davis was a master. In e...

Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

Are we going to rebuild the Ni...

Are we going to rebuild the Ninth Ward? ... That's the question in the new battle for New Orleans, which is just beginning to take shape.

Cassandra Wilson 55 quotes

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