Ella knows her way around her voice as very few people today. But there are times when she seems to be unaware there are things the human voice just doesn’t do. She does them.
ELLA FITZGERALDWhen I’m on stage I feel at home
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.
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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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I don’t want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.
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The only thing better than singing is more singing.
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Music is the universal language. It brings people closer together.
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Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.
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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.
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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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Sometimes when we’re flying or in the hotel, I might run over songs, or in the bathroom.
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I guess what everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved. And to know that you loved me for my singing is too much for me. Forgive me if I don’t have all the words. Maybe I can sing it and you’ll understand.
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I’ve had some wonderful love affairs and some that didn’t work out. I don’t want to dwell on that and I don’t want to put people down, but I think all the fabulous places I’ve been, the wonderful things that have happened for me, the great people I’ve met – that ought to make a story.
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Whatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.
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I think I do better when I sing.
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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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