“I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That's all I know.”
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Famous Billie Holiday Quotes
“I've been told that nobody sings the word 'hunger' like I do.”
Source: Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography
Source: Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography
“The whole basis of my singing is feeling. Unless I feel something, I can't sing.”
Source: Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography
“The only reason they're out there is to see me fall into the damn orchestra pit.”
“When Lester plays, he almost seems to be singing; one can almost hear the words.”