Music In My Ears: Nina Simone-Ain't Got No...I've Got Life

 

I just read Dream Hampton's Ebony magazine interview with Simone's daughter discussing the casting for Simone's biopic, colorism, and protecting her mother's legacy.
Quotes from the interview...
"I love Zoe Saldana’s work. I’ve seen some of her movies more than once and really enjoy what she brings to the screen. As an actress I respect her process, but I also know that there are many actresses out there, known or not, who would be great as my mother. The one actress that I’ve had in my heart for a very long time, whose work I’m familiar with already, is Kimberly Elise."

"If any of us tried to take the story of Bing Crosby or, Dean Martin, or Frank Sinatra, or Elvis Presley and turn it into something that was a tall tale based on something that never happened, I doubt that we'd get very far."
Read the rest of the interview here.