“We must get away from the traditional idea that the saints in Heaven have one eternal holiday; that they have nothing to occupy them save playing a harp and incessantly singing.” IdeasHeavenEternalSingingSaintTraditionalHolidayHeavenlyGet AwayHarpsIncessantly Author:Herbert Lockyer
“The soul of one who serves God always swims in joy, always keeps holiday, is always in her palace of jubilation, ever singing with fresh ardor and fresh pleasure a new song of joy and love.” SoulJoySongPleasureSingingAnd LoveHolidaySwimServing GodPalacesNew SongsArdorJubilation Author:John of the Cross
“Yeah. My singing and my songs were very influenced by all of that. People would come up to me and ask, Is that a Billie Holiday song? I'd say, No, it's my song. The lyrics would be in my style, but the songs would be very jazzy.” PeopleWould BeSongAsksStyleSingingYeahCome UpHoliday Author:Regina Spektor
“When I was a teenager, I dreamed of being an opera singer like Maria Callas or a jazz singer like June Christy or Chris Connor, or approaching songs with the kind of mystical lethargy of Billie Holiday, or championing the downtrodden like Lotte Lenya. But I never dreamed of singing in a rock-and-roll band.” KindSongRocksBandSingingJazzSingersTeenagerHolidayOperaRock And RollMysticalJuneLethargyDowntroddenOpera SingersCallas Author:Patti Smith
“I really pulled from that repertoire that Billie Holiday was singing, and the way she sang it. It's sort of this beautiful, not really midpoint, but a period of her career where she really still had her voice. She had that deep wisdom that we've come to associate her with. To me, that's her at the height of her powers.” WayStillsBeautifulVoiceCareersPeriodsSingingHeightHolidayAssociates Author:Jose James
“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.” PeopleIfsFeelsTryingLooksSingingSingersFeel GoodHolidaySinging The Blues Author:Jose James