Since I was three I've been ...

Since I was three I've been playing the piano. I've been onstage. My mother is an Evangelist and I used to play the piano at her revival meetings.
 Nina Simone

Quotes from the same author

Every day has its emotional difficulties. I miss my mother whether I'm singing her music or not.
 Nina Simone
What kept me sane was knowing that things would change, and it was a question of keeping myself together until they did.
 Nina Simone
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important.
 Nina Simone
I tell you what freedom is to me: no fear.
 Nina Simone