1. 古典功底（赋格、对位法）和Jazz结合的惊喜！2. 60年代黑人民权运动中领军人物之一：积极寻找黑人身份文化认同、勇于用艺术作品来反映时代，某段时间只创作政治音乐，损失关注 3. 不止是舞台上做Nina simone,而是24/7 “we will shape and mold this country, or it will not be molded and shaped at all anymore. How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?” “But She wasn’t at odds with the times. The times was at odds with her.”