Ella Fitzgerald Song Quotes & Sayings

Whatever she does to my songs, she always makes them sound better. — Ella Fitzgerald

When I was 3 or 4, I seemed to be bursting with music. They played Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra in the house, so I learned my vocabulary from song lyrics - I was literally singing before I was talking. — Dan Hill

She is amazingly creative, bringing so much more to a song than just a singer. She is a first-class musician and the most gracious person in the world. — Ella Fitzgerald

Sometimes when we're flying or in the hotel, I might run over songs, or in the bathroom. — Ella Fitzgerald

[On bebop years] All I did was sing 'How High the Moon.' It seemed like the only song I ever sang. — Ella Fitzgerald

I have struggled for decades now with the fear of and resistance to change - mostly in the realms of technology, transportation, and the ways people choose to communicate. If I had a theme song, it would be that lovely song 'I'm Old-Fashioned,' as sung by Ella Fitzgerald. — Julia Glass