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 FITZGERALDI’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.
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.
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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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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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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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Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.
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You take romance – I’ll take Jell-O.
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Music is the universal language. It brings people closer together.
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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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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.
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When I’m on stage I feel at home
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Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.
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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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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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