Nina Simone, Black Excellence from karin merx on Vimeo.
**Who is your shero or hero in music of whom you would love to have a portrait in charcoal or watercolour?**
Nina Simone is one of mine. Trained as a classical piano player with huge talent and a great voice, she went into jazz. She used her music as activist and that set her career as musician back. However, it was also her bipolar that made it very difficult for her to perform to high standards.
Once in the Netherlands, Nijmegen, she was brought into hospital. The doctor diagnosed bipolar and gave her medication. The devastating effects of the medication were that she would loose memory and motoric movement, as well as being able to sing and play the piano.
A very sad story of which I firmly believe that nowadays, much more can be done and in a natural way. Somehow we keep tight to drugs as a solution. It unfortunately ruins more that it heals.
Nina Simone, black beauty and incredible black talent. Worth digging and never to forget.
**Who is your shero or hero in music of whome you would love to have a portrait in charcoal or watercolour?**
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