Jimmy Scott

I'm a cereal lover. I could eat it in the morning, in the evening, and at night - I love Cheerios.

— Jimmy Scott

The only disability in life is a bad attitude. - Jimmy Scott

— Jimmy Scott

I've had statements made - 'Who in the heck wants to hear a 60-year-old singer?' That statement was made - it's disheartening,…

— Jimmy Scott

In show business, generally you don't retire. If you love it, that is, you're in it forever anyway.

— Jimmy Scott

I was living in New York. Sometimes, our gang of musicians would go to Louis Armstrong's home and play records. It was…

— Jimmy Scott

There were times, I could say, later in the career, that I wished that my voice would be deeper for materials that…

— Jimmy Scott

All I needed was the courage to be me. That courage took a lifetime to develop.

— Jimmy Scott

I've learned that music is such a healer.

— Jimmy Scott

Jeanie McCarthy is the love of my life. She's the only woman who really understands me, my music, and my heart. It…

— Jimmy Scott

As long as I could sing my songs, I wasn't as angry about what had happened, about being shoved back for this…

— Jimmy Scott

As a singer, I've been criticized for sounding feminine. They say I don't belong in any category, male or female, pop or…

— Jimmy Scott

Earlier I had been in New York, which was my first time to New York, and I got booked in the Baby…

— Jimmy Scott

I started out in the 1940s, singing around the clubs of Cleveland, Ohio, where I grew up. There was a woman in…

— Jimmy Scott

Show business has always been my life. I love it. I've shared the ups and downs. So it will still be my…

— Jimmy Scott

My pug dog, Princess , is something else; she's my baby. I've had her for about 14 and a half years. They…

— Jimmy Scott

I project stronger. If you notice the old records - they're much lighter - vocally much lighter in sound than the records…

— Jimmy Scott

I've taken regular gigs, I've worked in grocery stores, worked as a dishwasher, a porter in different places, all for survival. I…

— Jimmy Scott

I'm a singer, and I never lost sight of that.

— Jimmy Scott

I grew to see my affliction as my gift. When I sang, I soared. I could soar higher than all those hurts…

— Jimmy Scott

When the gig ain't there, you still got to pay the rent. I learned that a long time ago.

— Jimmy Scott

We had a teacher in school who would organize dramatic shows. And she decided to put on a show about - I…

— Jimmy Scott

There's times, in certain songs, that I might be in my own world, and who cares about who's out there, you know?…

— Jimmy Scott

I decided to sing again after settling in Newark in 1982. I had a burning desire to sing and lots of encouragement…

— Jimmy Scott

I love show business. It's my life, honey, and I try to enjoy it.

— Jimmy Scott

If you're singing, you're telling a story. So to tell it and tell it right, that's it.

— Jimmy Scott