The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, ‘What’s so great about Billie Holiday?’
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I’d traveled a lot, was going temporarily insane and became very successful, but there was no one to take that all home to.
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Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it’s show business. You know, we all got rhythm.
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Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they’d probably say yes, she’s great, but.
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I don’t have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.
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So I’m not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I’m happy that I have them; I think it’s good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.
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So every time I make a new circuit, a new time around, then I change the show. You can’t change the songs; people still want to hear “Lady Sings the Blues” and they still want to hear some of the oldies.
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I don’t judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so I find it really hard to identify someone by saying that they’re a gay person or a black person or a Jewish person.
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I want to live in Paris for a couple of years. I’m dying to do the Josephine Baker story. I really want to be there and do it. It’s certainly my intention to do it.
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I am in prayer for his kids and the family.
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I just appreciate still having the longevity that I’ve had in my career.
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