Been Quote by Estelle Download Open image “I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald and Mary J. Blige.” — Estelle ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Been Ella Ella Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Greatest Influences Mary Music Musical Say Would
One of my biggest musical influences is definitely Ella Fitzgerald as a vocalist. — Elle Varner Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I'd say a lot of my vocal influences are jazz-based, people like Ella Fitzgerald, or Fred Astaire. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
Some of my biggest commercial musical influences would be people like Merle Haggard, George Jones, of course, Johnny Cash. People that wrote and sang… — Jay DeMarcus Copy Share Image
Probably my two biggest musical influences were the Everly Brothers and the Beatles, in chronological order. Both of them have had a very simple-sounding… — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
I guess my biggest influence was actually my Grandfather. He used to play old records on vinyl, and would play old jazz and soul… — Ella Henderson Copy Share Image
Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene… — Ringo Starr Copy Share Image
My main influences have always been the classic jazz players who sang, like Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole and Jack Teagarden. — Mose Allison Copy Share Image
I definitely grew up to Nina Simone and a lot of Ella Fitzgerald. And I loved Amy Winehouse. I loved that sort of soulful… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music. — Johnny Marr Copy Share Image
I respected Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. Those were my heroes, and they were 10 years older than I was. — Tony Bennett Copy Share Image
Leonard Bernstein was probably the most significant formative influence on me - he was such an encompassing musician. I spent my teenage years absorbing… — Jason Robert Brown Copy Share Image
I'm signed to a U.S. label, and I didn't enjoy the 3 A.M. phone calls. I'm not a great sleeper, so I didn't enjoy… — Estelle Copy Share Image
My favorite film involving scarves was little Edie in 'Grey Gardens.' I often wear scarves like that, under hats. — Estelle Copy Share Image
You know, sometimes you fall in love and you get treated badly, sometimes you get treated well. — Estelle Copy Share Image
The most personal track would have to be 'Love The Way We Used To.' It's one of the songs that I listen to outside… — Estelle Copy Share Image
If I don't agree with something, I let people know, and it occasionally leads to tension. But I usually iron things out. — Estelle Copy Share Image
We get older, and we forget that we have to carve a little time out to feel good in your body, in your head,… — Estelle Copy Share Image
Some days I might be wearing a little dress, and some days I might be wearing something with wings on it and be confusing. — Estelle Copy Share Image
I remember being, like, the age of 7 and just always being in control of something or someone, a baby somewhere. I had lots… — Estelle Copy Share Image
When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I… — Lorde Copy Share Image
I once told someone I could act. They totally bought it. I've been getting away with it ever since. — Akshay Kumar Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There are… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
I would have done well as a gypsy child, I think. A circus baby. I coulda played a great street urchin or ragamuffin. Or… — Natasha Lyonne Copy Share Image
A lot of people have been saying 'The 100' reminds them of 'Lord Of The Flies,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' and all of those… — Marie Avgeropoulos Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
Well, I've been politically involved for a really long time. Growing up in the segregated South, it was a very painful experience for me… — Cybill Shepherd Copy Share Image
I've seen guys come along with more ability - they've been faster or bigger or stronger - but they never worked hard to develop… — Steve Largent Copy Share Image
I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
Windmills and solar cells are carbon-free sources of electricity. But they are costly. If you've been investing in those, give it up. That game… — Kenneth Fisher Copy Share Image
