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 FITZGERALDComing 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.
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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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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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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The only thing better than singing is more singing.
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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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Music is the universal language. It brings people closer together.
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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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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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You take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
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Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.
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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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Sometimes when we’re flying or in the hotel, I might run over songs, or in the bathroom.
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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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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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