“No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.”
Source: Lady Sings the Blues (1956), Ch. 4.
Quotes from book
Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues is an autobiography by jazz singer Billie Holiday, which was co-authored by William Dufty. The book formed the basis of the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues starring Diana Ross.
“I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.”
Source: Lady Sings the Blues (1956), Ch. 23.
Source: Lady Sings the Blues (1956), Ch. 24.
“Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.”
Source: Lady Sings the Blues (1956), Ch. 20.
Source: Lady Sings the Blues (1956), Ch. 11.
Variant: Everyones got to be different. You can't copy anybody and end up with anything. If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. And without feeling, whatever you do amounts to nothing.
Source: Lady Sings the Blues
Source: Lady Sings the Blues (1956), Ch. 4.
Source: Lady Sings the Blues (1956), Ch. 17.
“I've been told that nobody sings the word "hunger" like I do. Or the word "love."”
Source: Lady Sings the Blues (1956), Ch. 22.
Source: Lady Sings the Blues (1956), Ch. 23.
