She went on to record more than 40 albums between 19, making her debut with Little Girl Blue. She was told in the nightclub that she would have to sing to her own accompaniment, which effectively launched her career as a jazz vocalist. She changed her name to "Nina Simone" to disguise herself from family members, having chosen to play "the devil's music" or so-called "cocktail piano". To make a living, Simone started playing piano at a nightclub in Atlantic City.
In 2003, just days before her death, the Institute awarded her an honorary degree. She then applied for a scholarship to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she was denied admission despite a well received audition, which she attributed to racism.
With the help of a few supporters in her hometown, she enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. The sixth of eight children born to a poor family in Tryon, North Carolina, Simone initially aspired to be a concert pianist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. Jack: Just shush and quit being such a Negative Nancy and be thankful it wasn't a fifth strikeout, but it was a grand slam.Eunice Kathleen Waymon (Febru– April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Tom: God, it's about time he only struck out the last four at bats. Always brings the mood down with the doom and gloom analogies. Teacher: "Johnny, please shut the fuck up or I'll send you to time out and brutally murder your family."Ī nickname given to a guy or a girl who always has a negative spin on things. You'll never get anywhere in life with that attitude." Teacher: "Johnny, stop being such a negative nancy.
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2nd grade teacher: "All right kids, today we're going to learn an important lesson: how to pack your rock into your crack pipe." Someone who commonly whines, complains, or looks at the bad side of things. Someone submitted to an extreme amount of negativity Johnson, that man is a real negative nancy
He sometimes needs to be alone during his 'special woman' times. Tae Yoo is a negative nancy with his PMS'ing tendacies. Someone who is constantly a downer and has a negative influence on others. The exact opposite of Positive Polly Ian Bennett Ian is really being a Negative Nancy today.ĭoubtless people, bummers, killjoys. Nancy: Hey what do you have against me!! I'm not negative!!! Geeze!!!Ī negative person always ruining things sailor: Sak, your being such a negative nancy! why cant we swim or tip? Person1: Man, you're such a negative Nancy! A term spoken aloud only by complete twits lacking even a modicum of self-awareness Unusually tall, broad-shouldered Pennsylvanian woman on a Seattle public bus, forcing her opinion on the uninterested third party seated next to her: "Are you HEARING the filth coming from that teenage boy's mouth, three rows ahead? A real negative nancy, I tell ya!"Ģ.(n) A person who's named Nancy and automatically get's offended by the useas an expression Person1: let's go shopping!
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