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.
ELLA FITZGERALDWhen we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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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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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 stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
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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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When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.
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When I’m on stage I feel at home
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It isn’t where you came from, its where you’re going that counts.
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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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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 has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
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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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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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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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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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