People don't understand the kind of fight it takes to record what you want to record the way you want to record it.

Quote by Billie Holiday

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Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on.

Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on.

You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair...

You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair...

Money, you have lots of friends hanging round the door. When it's gone and the...

Money, you have lots of friends hanging round the door. When it's gone and the...

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...

Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than...

Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than...

If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at...

If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at...

Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.

Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...

I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working...

No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in...

No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in...

If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at...

If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at...

If I don't have friends, then I ain't got nothing.

If I don't have friends, then I ain't got nothing.

I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own.

I never hurt nobody but myself and that's nobody's business but my own.

All dope can do for you is kill you... the long hard way. And it...

All dope can do for you is kill you... the long hard way. And it...

You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working...

You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working...

I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.

I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.

Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting...

Singing songs like 'The Man I Love' or 'Porgy' is no more work than sitting...

One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.

One day a whole damn song fell into place in my head.

If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. No two people on...

If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. No two people on...

I dont think I handle the notes much differently from other pianists. But the pauses...

I dont think I handle the notes much differently from other pianists. But the pauses...

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.