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Esperanza Spalding

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My earliest attempts at writing were when I was seven. I would sit at the piano and transcribe the songs I heard on the radio. I’d change little things in the music and write different lyrics.

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I don’t think it’s about playing and singing, to be honest. That seems like old news, you know? I wasn’t thinking about that. I just think that’s in my body now. Dancers don’t think about their legs moving one way and their arms moving another. Over time, you incorporate that into your instrument.

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I write at the piano, so I write things that fit comfortably under my hands, and I’m not thinking in terms of any specific compositional methods. I’m just seeking sounds.

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April 26, 2024

I write at the piano, so I write things that fit comfortably under my hands, and I’m not thinking in terms of any specific compositional methods. I’m just seeking sounds.

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April 26, 2024

I don’t think it’s about playing and singing, to be honest. That seems like old news, you know? I wasn’t thinking about that. I just think that’s in my body now. Dancers don’t think about their legs moving one way and their arms moving another. Over time, you incorporate that into your instrument.

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