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Billie Holiday Quotes

My mother says I was two-and-a-half when I started playing. My father was a minister, and when he went to church in the morning, she would put on Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole and Cole Porter records. I’d crawl up on the piano stool, sit on a phone book and play Picture Quote #1

I listen to music mostly in the evening. I’ve come to love what is called world music, like the Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi and the Colombian singer Marta Gomez. I also love the Irish folk singer Mary Black. Other favorites include Chet Baker, Eva Cassidy, and Billie Holiday Picture Quote #1

I’m in a hallowed league of artists. Whether it’s Billie Holiday or Rakim or Jimmy Hendrix or... I don’t know, MGMT, we’re all blessed to be able to create. It’s a lineage that extends a long time. And to be able to be active in it and have made a difference in it, it’s humbling. To know I had a place in all of this; that’s the rewarding part Picture Quote #1

And if Mozart is for Sundays, who do you listen to the rest of the week?Louis Armstrong on Mondays, Frank Sinatra on Wednesdays. And Glenn Miller on Fridays, unless it’s raining. If it’s raining, it’s always Billie Holiday.What about Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday? I asked.Those days are quiet. Unless it’s raining Picture Quote #1

I love Ray Charles. He can still teach everybody a lot about how to make great music. Not necessarily how to make hits, but how to make great music. Of course, part of it is his incredible talent. Who are the greatest jazz singers in the world? Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Ray Charles Picture Quote #1

I try to improvise like Les Young, Louis Armstrong or someone else I admire. What comes out is what I feel Picture Quote #1

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I actually started the whole project some years ago with a live debut at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. The focus was mainly on my favorite period of Billie Holiday, which was the late-50s Verve recordings, with essentially a small version of the Count Basie band Picture Quote #1

I also tried to focus on songs that Billie Holiday wrote, songs that she had a hand in shaping, like Strange Fruit; songs that were written for her or songs that she wrote herself, like Fine and Mellow or God Bless The Child Picture Quote #1

The other songs [of Billie Holiday] - Body and Soul is like the standard - I also wanted some songs that I knew I would sound good on, as a producer. It’s been the same nine songs since I debuted it back in 2012 Picture Quote #1

My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal blues and jazz of Billie Holiday. Other influences for me include Bjork, Nick Drake, and Sufjan Stevens Picture Quote #1

Probably to me the greatest singer, female voice, is Billie Holiday. And one of the most moving for me, I don’t know why - maybe it’s nostalgia, maybe because my life is one of constant partying, whatever Picture Quote #1

If you look at the other singers of Billie Holiday’s time, they were really trying to entertain. They were trying to make people feel good. They were singing fast - and she was singing the blues Picture Quote #1

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When you sing, always tell the truth Picture Quote #1

I really do love bluesy-jazzy music, so I love Etta James, B.B. King and Billie Holiday. I love that they have soul in their voices - I think that’s something important is having Picture Quote #1

I had no desire to become a singer until I heard Billie Holiday. The first time I heard her on a record, it was a revelation. She sounded like a woman singing about herself Picture Quote #1

[Billie Holiday] was keeping it super real, and you can feel that to this day. Everything that she sang, she believed in. So I had to pick songs that I felt the same about Picture Quote #1

Louis Armstrong on Mondays, Frank Sinatra on Wednesdays, Glenn Miller on Fridays, and Mozart on Sundays. Unless it was raining. If it’s raining, it’s always Billie Holiday Picture Quote #1

I never sing a song the same way twice Picture Quote #1

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Don’t be in such a hurry Picture Quote #1

Billie Holiday I never met, but I love her music Picture Quote #1

God bless the child that’s got his own Picture Quote #1

If I don’t have friends, then I ain’t nothing Picture Quote #1

One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head Picture Quote #1

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working when I was six years old Picture Quote #1

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Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on Picture Quote #1

A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted Picture Quote #1

Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain Picture Quote #1

I never hurt nobody but myself and that’s nobody’s business but my own Picture Quote #1

You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation Picture Quote #1

All dope can do for you is kill you... the long hard way. And it can kill the people you love right along with you Picture Quote #1

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My mother says I was two-and-a-half when I started playing. My father was a minister, and when he went to church in the morning, she would put on Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole and Cole Porter records. I’d crawl up on the piano stool, sit on a phone book and play (Billie Holiday Quotes) I listen to music mostly in the evening. I’ve come to love what is called world music, like the Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi and the Colombian singer Marta Gomez. I also love the Irish folk singer Mary Black. Other favorites include Chet Baker, Eva Cassidy, and Billie Holiday (Billie Holiday Quotes) I’m in a hallowed league of artists. Whether it’s Billie Holiday or Rakim or Jimmy Hendrix or... I don’t know, MGMT, we’re all blessed to be able to create. It’s a lineage that extends a long time. And to be able to be active in it and have made a difference in it, it’s humbling. To know I had a place in all of this; that’s the rewarding part. (Billie Holiday Quotes) And if Mozart is for Sundays, who do you listen to the rest of the week?Louis Armstrong on Mondays, Frank Sinatra on Wednesdays. And Glenn Miller on Fridays, unless it’s raining. If it’s raining, it’s always Billie Holiday.What about Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday? I asked.Those days are quiet. Unless it’s raining. (Billie Holiday Quotes) I love Ray Charles. He can still teach everybody a lot about how to make great music. Not necessarily how to make hits, but how to make great music. Of course, part of it is his incredible talent. Who are the greatest jazz singers in the world? Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Ray Charles. (Billie Holiday Quotes) I try to improvise like Les Young, Louis Armstrong or someone else I admire. What comes out is what I feel (Billie Holiday Quotes) I actually started the whole project some years ago with a live debut at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. The focus was mainly on my favorite period of Billie Holiday, which was the late-50s Verve recordings, with essentially a small version of the Count Basie band. (Billie Holiday Quotes) I also tried to focus on songs that Billie Holiday wrote, songs that she had a hand in shaping, like Strange Fruit; songs that were written for her or songs that she wrote herself, like Fine and Mellow or God Bless The Child. (Billie Holiday Quotes) The other songs [of Billie Holiday] - Body and Soul is like the standard - I also wanted some songs that I knew I would sound good on, as a producer. It’s been the same nine songs since I debuted it back in 2012. (Billie Holiday Quotes) My big influences are Joni Mitchell, and a lot of classical and Indian music, as well as Nina Simone and the personal blues and jazz of Billie Holiday. Other influences for me include Bjork, Nick Drake, and Sufjan Stevens. (Billie Holiday Quotes) Probably to me the greatest singer, female voice, is Billie Holiday. And one of the most moving for me, I don’t know why - maybe it’s nostalgia, maybe because my life is one of constant partying, whatever. (Billie Holiday Quotes) If you look at the other singers of Billie Holiday’s time, they were really trying to entertain. They were trying to make people feel good. They were singing fast - and she was singing the blues. (Billie Holiday Quotes) When you sing, always tell the truth (Billie Holiday Quotes) I really do love bluesy-jazzy music, so I love Etta James, B.B. King and Billie Holiday. I love that they have soul in their voices - I think that’s something important is having. (Billie Holiday Quotes) I had no desire to become a singer until I heard Billie Holiday. The first time I heard her on a record, it was a revelation. She sounded like a woman singing about herself (Billie Holiday Quotes) [Billie Holiday] was keeping it super real, and you can feel that to this day. Everything that she sang, she believed in. So I had to pick songs that I felt the same about. (Billie Holiday Quotes) Louis Armstrong on Mondays, Frank Sinatra on Wednesdays, Glenn Miller on Fridays, and Mozart on Sundays. Unless it was raining. If it’s raining, it’s always Billie Holiday. (Billie Holiday Quotes) I never sing a song the same way twice (Billie Holiday Quotes) Don’t be in such a hurry (Billie Holiday Quotes) Billie Holiday I never met, but I love her music (Billie Holiday Quotes) God bless the child that’s got his own (Billie Holiday Quotes) If I don’t have friends, then I ain’t nothing (Billie Holiday Quotes) One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head (Billie Holiday Quotes) I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working when I was six years old (Billie Holiday Quotes) Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on (Billie Holiday Quotes) A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted (Billie Holiday Quotes) Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain (Billie Holiday Quotes) I never hurt nobody but myself and that’s nobody’s business but my own (Billie Holiday Quotes) You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can still be working on a plantation (Billie Holiday Quotes) All dope can do for you is kill you... the long hard way. And it can kill the people you love right along with you (Billie Holiday Quotes)

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