Albums Quote by Lucinda Williams

The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?'

— Diana Ross

It's hard to get someone to sit down and listen to an album in its entirety.

— Jessie Reyez

[Billie Holiday] was keeping it super real, and you can feel that to this day. Everything that she sang, she believed in. So I…

— Jose James

I feel, as a songwriter, it's one of the hardest things to do - to sit down and say how you feel.

— Bruno Mars

I've never been the type of person to jump up and throw out the album without it being what it's supposed to be.

— Raekwon

I had no desire to become a singer until I heard Billie Holiday. The first time I heard her on a record, it was…

— Susannah McCorkle

I think an album is all about the songs you've worked on and the journey it's taken to get there.

— Bishop Briggs

Most artists are going into the studio for a fixed period of time, and they say that's their album. I can't relate, because I've…

— Kelela

Everything sounds better when Billie sings it, so the only ones I'll keep for myself are ones that really feel just super personal to…

— Finneas

A lot of people put out an album, and you never hear from them again. They're working a day job or doing whatever to…

— Raheem DeVaughn

The songs I write are about how I feel and the vibe I'm in. So whether I'm on a tour or at home it's…

— MO

Jason [Moran] and John [Patitucci] and Eric [Harland] knew it was a Billie Holiday tribute. I'm sure they assumed it was going to be…

— Jose James