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“If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.”

Book:Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography

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Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography

This book delves into the life and career of the iconic jazz singer Billie Holiday, offering a detailed account of her musical journey and personal struggles. The 50th-Anniversary Edition includes an updated discography that reflects Holiday's extensive body of work, providing a comprehensive look at her musical contributions. more

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Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday, an American jazz singer, was born on April 7, 1915, and passed away on July 17, 1959. Known for her distinctive voice and emotional delivery, she is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of jazz. more

“I was interested in writing a child's understanding of a cataclysmic event - something experienced in fragments, whispers, viewed from around corners - and it seemed to me a child would try to understand it through stories and games, which distort and change the experience, then become the experience.”

Writing Trying Children Stories Games Understanding Events Corners Fragments Around The Corner

Author:Gregory Allen Howard

“I don't think you need to be so result-oriented when you're trying to define the success of an art work. I think we can allow some unpredictability.”

Thinking Needs Trying Art Results Unpredictability

Author:Olafur Eliasson

“I know that as a writer I'm trying to, in some small way, return the gift that I got, and maybe provide a reader the kind of experience that has changed my life.”

Knows Way Trying Kind Changed Return Reader Changed My Life

Author:Gregory Allen Howard

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