Whatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.
ELLA FITZGERALDI stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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When I’m on stage I feel at home
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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’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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I think I do better when I sing.
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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.’
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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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You take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
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The only thing better than singing is more singing.
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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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She is amazingly creative, bringing so much more to a song than just a singer. She is a first-class musician and the most gracious person in the world.
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Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.
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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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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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She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
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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.
ELLA FITZGERALD