Nina Page #5

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No.

I'll try.

Hello?

Hi, my name is

Clifton Henderson,

I represent Nina

Simone, I was calling...

F*** Nina Simone!

The last time she was here

is the last time

she will ever be here!

Tell that f***ing diva

she can suck my...

Hello?

Hi, this is Clifton Henderson,

I represent Nina Simone, i...

Clifton, I can't find

any cigarettes!

Mr. Edwards, thanks

for meeting me.

I appreciate it.

As you probably know,

I'm Nina's manager now.

I heard, congratulations.

You know how much money I made

in the last five years?

F***ing nothing.

You're not gonna be her

manager, you're her nurse.

She's in bad shape physically,

financially, and mentally.

I understand that.

But here's my problem.

Locally, I just can't

get anyone to book her.

That's no surprise.

Look, I love her,

and she knows it.

But she's just not

a good investment.

Look, there's no

question a lot of people

wanna see Nina

Simone perform, me included.

I had a thought.

I was thinking about her going

back home to the states

and doing a free concert

in central park.

Bring the people back to her.

What do you think?

Central park?

Who do you think she

is, Barbra Streisand?

Why not?

Are you sleeping with her?

No.

All right.

Look, I'm not gonna help you,

there's nothing in it for me.

She's mean, crazy, drinks,

smokes, out of shape.

I understand.

Even her

voice isn't what it was.

All I need from

you is some advice.

She has to deliver truth again.

If she does, she can

do whatever she wants.

She's Nina Simone.

That's my advice, clean her up.

Hey.

Hey, did you bring my ice cream?

Rum raisin?

No. How you feeling?

I'm fine. No ice cream?

Wanna go to the gym?

No!

Come on.

Like this, it's good

for your diaphragm.

Where are we going?

Nowhere. We're just walking.

That's stupid.

It's good for your heart.

Like that's gonna fix it.

I need a cigarette.

It's too sunny, I'm leaving.

Nina!

That's it, all the

way back, here we go.

You got it.

Where are you going?!

I'm exercising.

On my own.

Miss Laroche?

Hello, Mr. Henderson.

Hi, Clifton.

Come in.

Miss Simone,

it's great to meet you.

It truly is.

So how do we get started?

Well, Mr. Henderson said

you just want

to get your voice in shape

and increase its

endurance and...

Who's paying you?

You are.

No, I'm not.

Stop this crap.

I told you get me a stage,

I will do the rest.

Bonjour, this

is Clifton Henderson,

I represent Nina Simone.

Is she sober?

Of course she's sober.

No I'm not.

Because what I've heard is

she's still impossible

and sounds like sh*t.

No, no,

she sounds great.

Yeah right, listen, I'm gonna

tell you something important.

Lose my f***ing number

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