Anything Quote by 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, you know,…

— 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 a lesson,…

— Jimmy Scott

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

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 took me…

— 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 or shoved…

— 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 jazz. But…

— Jimmy Scott

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