I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That's all I know.

Quote by Billie Holiday

Topics: Billie Holiday Quotes

Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was...

Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was...

Dope never helped anybody sing better or play music better or do anything better. All...

Dope never helped anybody sing better or play music better or do anything better. All...

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

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

There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from...

There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted.

A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted.

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...

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.

You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before...

You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before...

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...

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...

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...

They think they can make fuel from horse manure - now, I don't know if...

They think they can make fuel from horse manure - now, I don't know if...

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

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

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

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

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...