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We have put together a list of some of the best Quotes that Written by Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Total Quotes 34
When We Were At The Apollo, Holiday Was A Block Away. I Asked Her For Her Autograph.
Music
Block
Holiday
Sometimes When We're Flying Or In The Hotel, I Might Run Over Songs, Or In The Bathroom.
Running
Song
Flying
Once, When We Were Playing At The Apollo Theater, Holiday Was Working A Block Away At The Harlem Opera House. Some Of Us Went Over Between Shows To Catch Her, And Afterwards We Went Backstage. I Did Something Then, And I Still Don't Know If It Was The Right Thing To Do—i Asked Her For Her Autograph.
Block
Holiday
House
She Has Been More Famous, Over A Longer Time Span, Than Any Other Female Singer.
Female
Singers
Jazz
Whatever She Does To My Songs, She Always Makes Them Sound Better.
Song
Sound
Doe
[on Bebop Years] All I Did Was Sing 'how High The Moon.' It Seemed Like The Only Song I Ever Sang.
Song
Moon
Years
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.
Voice
People
Doe
I Think I Do Better When I Sing.
Thinking
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.
Cheer
Blue
Sky
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.
Song
Class
Creative
Coming Through The Years, And Finding That I Not Only Have Just The Fans Of My Day, But The Young Ones Of Today - That's What It Means, It Means It Was Worth All Of It.
Mean
Years
Fans
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.
Thinking
People
Work Out
Nobody Else Even Approaches The Trumpet Like [sweets Edison] Does: Never Too Much And Always Plenty. He's The Greatest Trumpet Player To Play Along With Singers. He Exactly Knows How To Play With You, How To Answer You About What You Just Sang ... On Top Of That, He Has Some Great Sense Of Humor, Both As A Musician And As A Man. Every Time I See Him, I'm Laughing So Much. Sweets Is Impeccable And Incomparable.
Sweet
Player
Men
When I'm On Stage I Feel At Home
Home
Stage
Feels
Some Kids In Italy Call Me 'mama Jazz; I Thought That Was So Cute. As Long As They Don't Call Me 'grandma Jazz.'
Cute
Grandma
Kids
Listen To Her Voice, Don't Look At Her.
Voice
Looks
Jazz
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.
Fall
Exercise
Thinking
You Take Romance - I'll Take Jell-o.
Food
Romance
Cooking
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.
Love
Forgive Me
Forgiving
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.
Music
Girl
People
I Don't Want To Say The Wrong Thing, Which I Always Do. I Think I Do Better When I Sing.
Thinking
Want
Wrong Things
The Fabulous Places I've Been, Wonderful Things That've Happened, Great People I've Met Ought To Make A Story.
Music
People
Stories
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.
People
Feelings
Different
I Stole Everything I Ever Heard, But Mostly I Stole From The Horns.
Music
Horny
Horns
Born: April 25, 1917
Died: June 15, 1996
Occupation: Vocalist
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