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.
ELLA FITZGERALDThe fabulous places I’ve been, wonderful things that’ve happened, great people I’ve met ought to make a story.
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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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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Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.
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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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I think I do better when I sing.
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You take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
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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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The only thing better than singing is more singing.
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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’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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When I’m on stage I feel at home
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It isn’t where you came from, its where you’re going that counts.
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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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She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
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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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Whatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.
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