She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
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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Whatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better.
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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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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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It isn’t where you came from, its where you’re going that counts.
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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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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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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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When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.
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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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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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Sometimes when we’re flying or in the hotel, I might run over songs, or in the bathroom.
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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’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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