I know I’m no glamour girl, and it’s not easy for me to get up in front of a crowd of people. It used to bother me a lot, but now I’ve got it figured out that God gave me this talent to use, so I just stand there and sing.
ELLA FITZGERALDSometimes when we’re flying or in the hotel, I might run over songs, or in the bathroom.
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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When I’m on stage I feel at home
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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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She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
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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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Music is the universal language. It brings people closer together.
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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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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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I think I do better when I sing.
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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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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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The fabulous places I’ve been, wonderful things that’ve happened, great people I’ve met ought to make a story.
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It isn’t where you came from, its where you’re going that counts.
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Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.
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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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