Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.
I sing like I feel.
The only thing better than singing is more singing.
It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts.
Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.
I’m going to make it whether or not anyone wants to help me.
I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.
I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt… she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.
You have to look beyond the notes on the page. Singers have to exercise most than…
Ella Fitzgerald Quotes part 2
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