I had really great art classes. Really great art teachers. Arts played a very important role in having a place to express yourself uniquely. Dianne Reeves Read Quote
Some people think that all you do is record, and it’s not the case. You take on other projects as well, and you have to live a little bit because it inspires your work. Dianne Reeves Read Quote
I really enjoy going out with my jazz group. That’s something that I don’t ever want to stop doing. Dianne Reeves Read Quote
I didn’t learn the word ‘genre’ until way, way late – I mean, like, in the ’80s. Dianne Reeves Read Quote
When I sing a song, I want someone to recognize ‘Now that’s Dianne singing that song.’ Dianne Reeves Read Quote
The biggest thing is to just keep your voice in shape so that when the emotion hits, it’s there to have the colors to paint those pictures with the lyrics as well as the sound. Dianne Reeves Read Quote
One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current. Dianne Reeves Read Quote
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 Read Quote
