Facts about Cassandra Wilson

Occup.	Musician
From	USA
Born	December 4, 1955
Age	69 years

Summary

Cassandra Wilson is a famous Musician from USA, he/she is 69 years old and still alive, born December 4, 1955.

Zodiac:

He/she is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism. Our collection contains 11 quotes who is written / told by Cassandra.

11 Famous quotes by Cassandra Wilson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting"

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

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"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"

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