I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
ELLA FITZGERALDI stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
ELLA FITZGERALDA 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.
ELLA FITZGERALDJust 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.
ELLA FITZGERALDIt isn’t where you came from, its where you’re going that counts.
ELLA FITZGERALDWhen I’m on stage I feel at home
ELLA FITZGERALDEvery 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.
ELLA FITZGERALDYou take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
ELLA FITZGERALDMusic is the universal language. It brings people closer together.
ELLA FITZGERALDI 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.
ELLA FITZGERALDThe fabulous places I’ve been, wonderful things that’ve happened, great people I’ve met ought to make a story.
ELLA FITZGERALDEverybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It’s no big secret. It’s the way I feel.
ELLA FITZGERALDI 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.
ELLA FITZGERALDI think I do better when I sing.
ELLA FITZGERALDShe has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
ELLA FITZGERALDI’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.
ELLA FITZGERALDShe 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.
ELLA FITZGERALD