When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.
ELLA FITZGERALDWhen I’m on stage I feel at home
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.
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Every time I look down on this timeless town, whether blue or gray be her skies, whether loud be her cheers, or whether soft be her tears, more and more do I realize that. I love Paris.
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Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.
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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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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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I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
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The only thing better than singing is more singing.
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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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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.
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When I’m on stage I feel at home
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What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.
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You take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
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A lot of singers think all they have to do is exercise their tonsils to get ahead. They refuse to look for new ideas and new outlets, so they fall by the wayside. I’m going to try to find out the new ideas before the others do.
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I guess what everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved. And to know that you loved me for my singing is too much for me. Forgive me if I don’t have all the words. Maybe I can sing it and you’ll understand.
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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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