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Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.

Ella Fitzgerald

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.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Exercise Ideas Myself Refuse Sing Thinking
Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It’s no big secret. It’s the way I feel.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Be Yourself Fashion Feeling Myself Style
I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Myself Steal
She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Fame Herself Sing Time
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.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Myself Realize Time
I’ve had some wonderful love affairs and some that didn’t work out. I don’t want to dwell on that and I don’t want to put people down, but I think all the fabulous places I’ve been, the wonderful things that have happened for me, the great people I’ve met – that ought to make a story.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Affair Greatness Love Myself People Work
Sometimes when we’re flying or in the hotel, I might run over songs, or in the bathroom.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Myself Place Song Time Travel
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.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Creativity Grace Person World
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 FITZGERALD

Easy Myself People Sing Stand Talent
When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Block Distance Herself Place
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.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Different Love Moments Myself People
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 FITZGERALD

Children Cute Myself Thinking
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.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Forgiveness Love Myself Need Understand
Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Herself Listening Sight Voice
You take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Myself Romance
What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.
ELLA FITZGERALD

Desire Feeling Love

Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.

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