The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can’t sing.
BILLIE HOLIDAYSomebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what’s more than enough.
More Billie Holiday Quotes
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Dope never helped anybody sing better or play music better or do anything better. All dope can do for you is kill you – and kill you the long, slow, hard way.
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I can only sing songs my way. I don’t know any other way.
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If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.
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I never sing a song the same way twice.
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I don’t think I ever sing the same way twice. The blues is sort of a mixed-up thing. You just have to feel it. Anything I do sing is part of my life.
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God has blessed you when he lets you believe in somebody.
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When you sing, always tell the truth.
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Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain.
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New Orleans is the only city in the world you go in to buy a pair of nylon stockings they want to know your head size.
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I’m always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I’ve been.
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In this country, don’t forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There’s no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country it’s the worst kind of hell for those who love you.
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I don’t think I’m singing. I feel like I’m playing a horn, What comes out is what I feel.
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You can’t copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you’re working without any real feeling.
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Singing songs like ‘The Man I Love’ or ‘Porgy’ is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast duck.
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One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.
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