I’m very shy, and I shy away from people. But the moment I hit the stage, it’s a different feeling I get nerve from somewhere; maybe it’s because it’s something I love to do.
ELLA FITZGERALDI stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.
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It isn’t where you came from, its where you’re going that counts.
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She is amazingly creative, bringing so much more to a song than just a singer. She is a first-class musician and the most gracious person in the world.
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Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.
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A lot of singers think all they have to do is exercise their tonsils to get ahead. They refuse to look for new ideas and new outlets, so they fall by the wayside. I’m going to try to find out the new ideas before the others do.
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You take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
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She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
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When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.
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Every time I look down on this timeless town, whether blue or gray be her skies, whether loud be her cheers, or whether soft be her tears, more and more do I realize that. I love Paris.
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When I’m on stage I feel at home
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The only thing better than singing is more singing.
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Some kids in Italy call me ‘Mama Jazz; I thought that was so cute. As long as they don’t call me ‘Grandma Jazz.’
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Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It’s no big secret. It’s the way I feel.
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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.
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I don’t want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.
ELLA FITZGERALD