The best vocalists I can think of are female. There is no singer I can think of who can touch Ella Fitzgerald.… — Hozier Copy Share Image
If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
I listen to music mostly in the evening. I've come to love what is called world music, like the Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi… — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
My great hero is Billie Holiday, and I've always wanted to do an album of standards with a piano-led quartet. — Tim Curry Copy Share Image
I'm probably the only one in the world you can name that's worked with Billie Holiday, Louie Armstrong, Ella, Duke, Miles, Dizzy,… — Quincy Jones Copy Share Image
The beauty of Billie Holiday is that she gave every singer after her the license to interpret and perform music in ways… — Dianne Reeves Copy Share Image
“Louis Armstrong on Mondays, Frank Sinatra on Wednesdays, Glenn Miller on Fridays, and Mozart on Sundays. Unless it was raining. If it's… — Clare Vanderpool Copy Share Image
“Billie Holiday Her imperfect life led to her becoming a legendary performer with a continuing influence on American music. Born Eleanora Fagan… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One Copy Share Image
I recognize that my voice is kind of quirky, and I don't have a lot of range. But I use it kind… — Corinne Bailey Rae Copy Share Image
I love Ray Charles. He can still teach everybody a lot about how to make great music. Not necessarily how to make… — Ahmet Ertegun Copy Share Image
I listened to Billie Holiday a lot in order to learn to sing. She remains one of the extraordinary jazz singers. But… — Madeleine Peyroux Copy Share Image
There is no singer I can think of who can touch Ella Fitzgerald. And when Billie Holiday sings, she's merciless about it.… — Hozier Copy Share Image
When I started singing, I had this lower register alto sound, which resonated with the darker timbres of voices like Ella Fitzgerald,… — Laufey Copy Share Image
Jason [Moran] and John [Patitucci] and Eric [Harland] knew it was a Billie Holiday tribute. I'm sure they assumed it was going… — Jose James Copy Share Image
“When I was little, I didn’t understand that you could change a few sounds in a name or a phrase and have… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
“Was her whole life going to be like this now, avoiding certain songs or music that reminded her of her mistakes? Billie… — Cecily von Ziegesar Copy Share Image
I'm a little jaded when it comes to certain kinds of music. I'm much more drawn to a vocalist than what's going… — Dave Gahan Copy Share Image
I say that I do soul, R&B music. I have so many influences, from Billie Holiday, Nina Simone to Stevie Wonder and… — Goapele Copy Share Image
I'd love to see a Nirvana biopic. I loved them when I was younger. I really like jazz music, so I'd like… — Antonia Thomas Copy Share Image
I want people to feel what it was like in the '40s. That's when popular music in the United States was so… — Charlie Haden Copy Share Image
I really like Billie Holiday's husky voice, and I'd definitely like to find out more about her. — Michelle Ryan Copy Share Image
I actually started the whole project some years ago with a live debut at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. The focus was mainly… — Jose James Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager, I dreamed of being an opera singer like Maria Callas or a jazz singer like June Christy… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
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