"I once drank five bottles of champagne in one afternoon....." __ the legend Nina Simone

My first ever celebrity interview,
fresh out of journalism school in 1999 with the great Nina Simone, while
she was on probation for shooting her neighbour's kid in the kneecaps.    

 Blues
diva Nina Simone speaks to Precious Williams.  The Big Issue -
Feb 99

 

  Nina Simone is furious that
there is no alcohol left in the house. It's not even 11
o'clock in the morning, yet the 65-year-old jazz legend has already
drunk a whole bottle of Baileys. Through a...