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Esperanza Spalding quotes: The benefit of the radio is, something beyond your realm of knowledge can surprise you, can enter your realm of knowledge.

The benefit of the radio is, something beyond your realm of knowledge can surprise you, can enter your realm of knowledge.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: There is an assumption that if you're young and pretty, you will get all these opportunities that are way beyond your musical foundation.

There is an assumption that if you're young and pretty, you will get all these opportunities that are way beyond your musical foundation.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: I'm not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy trying to explain and be ashamed of things you think are wrong with me.

I'm not gonna sit around and waste my precious divine energy trying to explain and be ashamed of things you think are wrong with me.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: There's enough time in the day: If you go to bed at 10 and start your day at 6, there's a lot you can do in a day!

There's enough time in the day: If you go to bed at 10 and start your day at 6, there's a lot you can do in a day!

Esperanza Spalding quotes: I fear that I won't get better and that I won't have time to practice. To be called a "jazz musician" - it's a big responsibility.

I fear that I won't get better and that I won't have time to practice. To be called a "jazz musician" - it's a big responsibility.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: I don't watch TV, I don't spend time on the Internet, and I don't party much. I don't text very much, either.

I don't watch TV, I don't spend time on the Internet, and I don't party much. I don't text very much, either.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: Whoever you are, if you know what you're doing, you don't want other people to overtake the merit of your art.

Whoever you are, if you know what you're doing, you don't want other people to overtake the merit of your art.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: You can grow up with literally nothing and you don't suffer if you know you're loved and valued.

You can grow up with literally nothing and you don't suffer if you know you're loved and valued.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: What I'm identifying with is the vision or the idea - whatever was the little nugget that started it.

What I'm identifying with is the vision or the idea - whatever was the little nugget that started it.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: Genre boundaries are good for marketing but they all but disappear when you're a player.

Genre boundaries are good for marketing but they all but disappear when you're a player.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: I never think my music isn't easy until I got to teach it to other people.

I never think my music isn't easy until I got to teach it to other people.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: I am insubordinate by nature. I can't help it.

I am insubordinate by nature. I can't help it.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: My name means 'hope' in Spanish and it's a name I want to live up to.

My name means 'hope' in Spanish and it's a name I want to live up to.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: When I read, you know, a rough neighborhood of Portland, I'm like - what? - they didn't have kombucha bars there?

When I read, you know, a rough neighborhood of Portland, I'm like - what? - they didn't have kombucha bars there?

Esperanza Spalding quotes: I think there's so much negative influence on children in school settings. It becomes learning by rote to pass a test. It's not contextualized.

I think there's so much negative influence on children in school settings. It becomes learning by rote to pass a test. It's not contextualized.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: It's weird sometimes to have people not see me or see what I do.

It's weird sometimes to have people not see me or see what I do.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: I grew up with an incredibly loving and supportive family that gave me the impression there were a lot of options for me out there.

I grew up with an incredibly loving and supportive family that gave me the impression there were a lot of options for me out there.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: I always say that the problem with jazz accessibility is not the content of the music, it's people's ability to access it.

I always say that the problem with jazz accessibility is not the content of the music, it's people's ability to access it.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: You don't have to be fearless to do anything, you can be scared out of your mind.

You don't have to be fearless to do anything, you can be scared out of your mind.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: I like to read, and I like dance. I don't dance, but I like to see other people dance.

I like to read, and I like dance. I don't dance, but I like to see other people dance.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: Jazz has always been a melting pot of influences and I plan to incorporate them all.

Jazz has always been a melting pot of influences and I plan to incorporate them all.

Esperanza Spalding quotes: Jazz music just resonates with the frequency of me.

Jazz music just resonates with the frequency of me.