Showing posts with label Singing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Singing. Show all posts
Norman Granz Quotes
"The history of all big jazz bands shows was, first they played for dancing, and then they played for singing." - Norman Granz
Abbey Lincoln Quotes
"The best thing you can do is to be a woman and stand before the world and speak your heart." - Abbey Lincoln
Barry Ulanov Quotes
"Getting into jazz singing professionally is chiefly a matter of developing a stoical disregard for decent food, decent lodgings and a decent income." - Barry Ulanov
Ella Fitzgerald Quotes
"Forgive me if I don't have the words. Maybe I can sing it and you'll understand." - Ella Fitzgerald
Billie Holiday Quotes
"I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession. If you can, then it ain't music, it's close order drill, or exercise or yodeling or something, not music." - Billie Holiday
Madeleine Peyroux Quotes
"I'm very conscious of developing my singing, technically and stylistically. I want it to become more individual, express more of me. That's my goal. These songs are steps along that way." - Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux Quotes
"I listened to Billie Holiday a lot in order to learn to sing. She remains one of the extraordinary jazz singers. But my intent is to become my own voice, to be able to interpret these songs in my own way." - Madeleine Peyroux
Cab Calloway Quotes
"I think it was just an opera. Now, you go to opera, you expect to see and hear what the opera is. So, it was Catfish Row. It was singers. Marvelous voices. It didn't make no difference what color they were." - Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway Quotes
"90%, 100% are going there to hear the singing. The story is another thing. Nobody's interested in the story. Happiness is happiness." - Cab Calloway
Billie Holiday Quotes
"Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting down and eating Chinese roast duck, and I love roast duck." - Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Quotes
"I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That's all I know." - Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday Quotes
"If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all." - Billie Holiday
