Cassandra Wilson Quotes


"My grandmother sang, too, and she was really loud. It was this wild kind of singing. I count her among my influences."
- Cassandra Wilson
(Related: Singing)

"Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz."
- Cassandra Wilson
(Related: Music, African, American, Jazz)

"Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse."
- Cassandra Wilson
(Related: Music, African, Career, Tribute)

"I've often cringed when I heard myself described as a jazz singer. I've always thought of myself as a jazz vocalist."
- Cassandra Wilson
(Related: Thought, Jazz)

"I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting."
- Cassandra Wilson
(Related: Song)

"I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician."
- Cassandra Wilson
(Related: Church, School, Singing)

"Everything I do is collaborative. It's just my way. I'm really very interested in how the other musicians perceive the song."
- Cassandra Wilson
(Related: Musicians, Song)

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

"I'm always looking for ways to develop as an artist, especially as a jazz artist-to find different ways of testing my voice."
- Cassandra Wilson
(Related: Artist, Jazz, Testing, Voice)

"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."
- Cassandra Wilson
(Related: Memory, Night)