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 FITZGERALDElla 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.
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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When I’m on stage I feel at home
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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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Coming through the years, and finding that I not only have just the fans of my day, but the young ones of today – that’s what it means, it means it was worth all of it.
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I think I do better when I sing.
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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 don’t want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.
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What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.
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Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.
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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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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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When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.
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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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Whatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.
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Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It’s no big secret. It’s the way I feel.
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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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