“Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It's no big secret. It's the way I feel.” KnowsWayWantFeelsBigsSecretMusicStyleSinging Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“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.” KnowsMenDoePlayAnswersLaughingKnow HowToo MuchPlayerSweetApproachMusicianSingersPlentySense Of HumorTrumpetsIncomparableImpeccable Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“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.” PeopleKnowsUseUsedGirlEasyMusicTalentFrontsJazzCrowdsGet UpBotherGlamour Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“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.” IfsKnowsStillsShowsHouseTheaterBlockThings To DoRight ThingHolidayOperaApolloAutographsHarlemOpera House Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“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.” IfsKnowsWantLoveI CanToo MuchSingingForgivingForgive Me Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“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.” PeopleKnowsWayHumansDoeSeemsTodayVoiceJazzHuman Voice Author:Ella Fitzgerald
“I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt … she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.” IfsKnowsLittlesSaidRealPlayWantedNightFrontsTablesPressesJazzClubsDebtDuesOwnersUnusualEvery NightSuperstarOverboard Author:Ella Fitzgerald
