I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
ELLA FITZGERALDWhatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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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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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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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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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.
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Music is the universal language. It brings people closer together.
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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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I think I do better when I 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 don’t want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.
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When I’m on stage I feel at home
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Whatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.
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You take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
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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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