Show business has always been my life. I love it. I've shared the ups and downs. So it will still be my life. It is a big piece of your life because this is all you know. It just seems… — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
I'm a cereal lover. I could eat it in the morning, in the evening, and at night - I love Cheerios. — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
I've had statements made - 'Who in the heck wants to hear a 60-year-old singer?' That statement was made - it's disheartening, you know,… — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
In show business, generally you don't retire. If you love it, that is, you're in it forever anyway. — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
I was living in New York. Sometimes, our gang of musicians would go to Louis Armstrong's home and play records. It was a lesson,… — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
There were times, I could say, later in the career, that I wished that my voice would be deeper for materials that I might've… — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
All I needed was the courage to be me. That courage took a lifetime to develop. — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
Jeanie McCarthy is the love of my life. She's the only woman who really understands me, my music, and my heart. It took me… — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
As long as I could sing my songs, I wasn't as angry about what had happened, about being shoved back for this or shoved… — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
As a singer, I've been criticized for sounding feminine. They say I don't belong in any category, male or female, pop or jazz. But… — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
Earlier I had been in New York, which was my first time to New York, and I got booked in the Baby Grand up… — Jimmy Scott Copy Share Image
