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 FITZGERALDSome kids in Italy call me ‘Mama Jazz; I thought that was so cute. As long as they don’t call me ‘Grandma Jazz.’
More Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
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The only thing better than singing is more singing.
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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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Ella knows her way around her voice as very few people today. But there are times when she seems to be unaware there are things the human voice just doesn’t do. She does them.
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It isn’t where you came from, its where you’re going that counts.
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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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Some kids in Italy call me ‘Mama Jazz; I thought that was so cute. As long as they don’t call me ‘Grandma Jazz.’
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Listen to her voice, don’t look at her.
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She has been more famous, over a longer time span, than any other female singer.
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I think I do better when I sing.
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What everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved.
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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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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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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






