Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It’s no big secret. It’s the way I feel.
ELLA FITZGERALDSome kids in Italy call me ‘Mama Jazz; I thought that was so cute. As long as they don’t call me ‘Grandma Jazz.’
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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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.
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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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What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.
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Music is the universal language. It brings people closer together.
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I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
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Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.
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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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Sometimes when we’re flying or in the hotel, I might run over songs, or in the bathroom.
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I think I do better when I sing.
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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.
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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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Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.
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You take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
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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.’
ELLA FITZGERALD