What is the best thing that I love about my work?
The freedom of working at my own pace and creating.
What is my idea of perfect happiness?
I don’t know if there is such a thing as perfect happiness but happiness for me is when I can be free in my mind to create and make other people happy. Take them along in my story. Show them another world.
What is my greatest fear?
My greatest fear is that because time is travelling so fast I won’t have time to do all the things that I want to do. My head is always full of so many ideas.
What is the trait that I most deplore in myself?
The trait that I most deplore is that I am too modest.
Which living persons in my profession do I most admire?
I admire anyone who is fighting for their dreams. I don’t have one person in special. People that follow their feelings even if the odds are against them.
What is my greatest extravagance?
I love food and nice clothes and spoiling my children
On what occasion would I lie?
I would lie to save my children
What is the thing that I dislike the most in my work?
The fact that I always have to prove to venues, people that I know what I am talking about and that my work is interesting.
When and where was I the happiest, in my work?
There has never been a happiest moment yet because I haven’t reached the point that I want be yet.
If I could, what would I change about myself?
I am too shy. I need to be more assertive to get the things that I want.
What is my greatest achievement in work?
The greatest achievement is that I build two business out of nothing and recorded two albums which were funded all by me
Where would I most like to live?
In a place where I can be me and where people live together and help each other achieve.
What is my most treasured possession?
Well that would be my children while they are actually not mine. I helped them to be a part of this world. So I can guide them but they are not mine. So what would be my most treasured possession? I think the fact that I can create…
What is my most marked characteristic?
I always smile even when I am not smiling on the inside.
What is my most inspirational location, in my city?
The city itself is a very inspirational place. All the people going from one point to another, the history of the buildings and the city “faces” The people that you always run into but you never know their names.
What is my favorite place to eat and drink, in my city?
It’s an Italian restaurant, Da Vinci. It feels like home when I go there
What books influenced my life and how?
When I was a teenager I read Segou, Maryse Condee and the Ceslestine prophecy. These books started a certain way of thinking and also increased my search for history and the unknown.
Who are my favorite writers?
I don’t really have a favorite writer..but I really Love Maya Angelou
You Only Die Once. What music would I listen on my last day?
I would want a mixture of music because that is who I am, a mixture of cultures.
Who is my hero or heroine in fiction?
Well I like Mary Poppins and Cinderella. Mary Poppins always has a solution for everything and Cinderella doesn’t let life get her down.
Who are my heroes and heroines in real life?
In real life I find that a difficult question because there are so many strong men and women who are travelling a different road with their own problems and challenges. I think anyone who finds a way out of situations that are so difficult is to me a hero/heroine. I especially find children that at a young age can already speak up about certain issues very heroic.
Which movie would I recommend to see once in a lifetime?
Interstellar
What role plays art in my life and work?
Art is everything. Without art I wouldn’t be able to live. I wouldn’t be able to think. Art is in everything. From cooking to making music or in the way we help someone.
Who is my greatest fan, sponsor, partner in crime?
That would be my husband and my children. When I am ready to give up. They tell me not too.
Whom would I like to work with in 2019?
Gregory Porter
Which people in my profession would I love to meet in 2019?
I would love to meet Gregory Porter
What project, in 2019, am I looking forward to work on?
It’s a project where I will combine James Bond music with the ladies of Jazz
Where can you see me or my work in 2019?
You can find my agenda on www.shjazz.nl
What do the words “Passion Never Retires” mean to me?
There will always be something worth fighting for.
How can you contact me?
0031(0)630308177
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