Author: 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

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

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

- Esperanza Spalding

Your sanity is harder to get back than money or contacts. You are the magic. You are the art. You can't lose that.

Your sanity is harder to get back than money or contacts. You are the magic. You are the art. You can't lose that.

- Esperanza Spalding

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

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

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

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

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

Anything I do has to have integrity, so if you just want to make music, it's not difficult finding support. The hard part for a publicist or manager is making a star.

Anything I do has to have integrity, so if you just want to make music, it's not difficult finding support. The hard part for a publicist or manager is making a star.

- Esperanza Spalding

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