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 FITZGERALDJust don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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When I’m on stage I feel at home
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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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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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I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
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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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Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.
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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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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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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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You take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
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Whatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.
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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 don’t want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.
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She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
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