To be young, gifted and black
I’ve heard tell that Nina Simone was a troubled woman, a diva but not in a traditional sense; she was complex and haunted and you can tell by her voice as she sings lines that resonate with lines between the lines … how she seems to carry a weight of life older than her years.
Do the greatest artists spring from roiling and turmoil or is it possible to see and sing life from the vantage point of comfort?
Hard to say. Here is a snapshot of Tin with a horse on his head.
