The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can’t sing.
BILLIE HOLIDAYI never sing a song the same way twice.
More Billie Holiday Quotes
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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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One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.
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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’t stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years.
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Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on.
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I’ve been told that nobody sings the word ‘hunger’ like I do.
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They think they can make fuel from horse manure – now, I don’t know if your car will be able to get 30 miles to the gallon, but it’s sure gonna put a stop to siphoning.
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I never hurt nobody but myself and that’s nobody’s business but my own.
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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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If I don’t have friends, then I ain’t nothing.
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I never sing a song the same way twice.
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Don’t be in such a hurry.
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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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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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