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Billy Eckstine Quotes

I’m used to hearing myself. My own voice Picture Quote #1

My view is that you cannot close your mind and say I don’t want to listen to this or that. Because if you can’t appreciate the bad for being bad, you can’t appreciate the good. If you turn a deaf ear to everything but one style, pretty soon it’s not going to work out Picture Quote #1

I was so enamored with the idea of being in show business so everything was bright to me. I mean, I didn’t think of it as being tough and things like that Picture Quote #1

My youngest daughter sings. She’s going to be very good. She’s graduated from Music School and she’s been working down around and getting her feet wet, you know. I had her out with me for a year just showing her the ropes a little bit, but she’s going to be all right Picture Quote #1

It was my band. I organized the band and Dizzy was in the band. Dizzy was the first musical director with the band. Charlie Parker was in the band. But, no, no, that was my band Picture Quote #1

I knew exactly what I was, and there was no hang-up with me. None whatsoever. The fact that the pigment of my skin maybe being lighter brown than other people of my race, maybe some of them, but you know our race has all colors Picture Quote #1

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Bud Johnson, God rest his soul of fame, a tenor saxophonist. Bud was always a big, big, big booster of mine and he always when I first met Bud in Pittsburgh when he came through there, he heard me sing and he wanted me to come to Chicago Picture Quote #1

It taught me something. It taught you your craft Picture Quote #1

If you want to be a musician, study your craft. Study music Picture Quote #1

I’m a firm believer and I think my religion is inside Picture Quote #1

You can’t sing about love unless you know about it Picture Quote #1

I’m used to hearing myself. My own voice Picture Quote #1

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I’m not much on gimmicks. I never have been because they don’t last Picture Quote #1

... Geniuses have a little extra something. There’s that little something that you know is a little different Picture Quote #1

You know, times change and the elements change along with it. The elements of success. And my son’s very successful. He’s doing very well. And I have a younger daughter who sings Picture Quote #1

Piano should be the one. Yeah, because that’s your basis. Everything is right there in front of you Picture Quote #1

Today the kids that are out now they make a hit record and they put them right out on the stage with 10,000 people out there and they don’t know anything about the business yet Picture Quote #1

If you want to be a doctor, a lawyer you must go to college. But if you want to be a musician or such, study your craft. Study music Picture Quote #1

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I was so enamored with the idea of being in show business so everything was bright to me. I mean, I didn’t think of it as being tough and things like that Picture Quote #1

I think a song that’s got something to say. I’m not much on gimmicks. I never have been because they don’t last. But I like a song that tells a story and has some meat to it, you know, that means something Picture Quote #1

I don’t have perfect pitch, but I have relative pitch. I’m glad I don’t have perfect pitch because perfect pitch can drive you crazy Picture Quote #1

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I’m used to hearing myself. My own voice. (Billy Eckstine Quotes) My view is that you cannot close your mind and say I don’t want to listen to this or that. Because if you can’t appreciate the bad for being bad, you can’t appreciate the good. If you turn a deaf ear to everything but one style, pretty soon it’s not going to work out. (Billy Eckstine Quotes) I was so enamored with the idea of being in show business so everything was bright to me. I mean, I didn’t think of it as being tough and things like that. (Billy Eckstine Quotes) My youngest daughter sings. She’s going to be very good. She’s graduated from Music School and she’s been working down around and getting her feet wet, you know. I had her out with me for a year just showing her the ropes a little bit, but she’s going to be all right (Billy Eckstine Quotes) It was my band. I organized the band and Dizzy was in the band. Dizzy was the first musical director with the band. Charlie Parker was in the band. But, no, no, that was my band (Billy Eckstine Quotes) I knew exactly what I was, and there was no hang-up with me. None whatsoever. The fact that the pigment of my skin maybe being lighter brown than other people of my race, maybe some of them, but you know our race has all colors (Billy Eckstine Quotes) Bud Johnson, God rest his soul of fame, a tenor saxophonist. Bud was always a big, big, big booster of mine and he always when I first met Bud in Pittsburgh when he came through there, he heard me sing and he wanted me to come to Chicago (Billy Eckstine Quotes) It taught me something. It taught you your craft (Billy Eckstine Quotes) If you want to be a musician, study your craft. Study music (Billy Eckstine Quotes) I’m a firm believer and I think my religion is inside (Billy Eckstine Quotes) You can’t sing about love unless you know about it (Billy Eckstine Quotes) I’m used to hearing myself. My own voice (Billy Eckstine Quotes) I’m not much on gimmicks. I never have been because they don’t last (Billy Eckstine Quotes) ... Geniuses have a little extra something. There’s that little something that you know is a little different (Billy Eckstine Quotes) You know, times change and the elements change along with it. The elements of success. And my son’s very successful. He’s doing very well. And I have a younger daughter who sings (Billy Eckstine Quotes) Piano should be the one. Yeah, because that’s your basis. Everything is right there in front of you (Billy Eckstine Quotes) Today the kids that are out now they make a hit record and they put them right out on the stage with 10,000 people out there and they don’t know anything about the business yet (Billy Eckstine Quotes) If you want to be a doctor, a lawyer you must go to college. But if you want to be a musician or such, study your craft. Study music (Billy Eckstine Quotes) I was so enamored with the idea of being in show business so everything was bright to me. I mean, I didn’t think of it as being tough and things like that (Billy Eckstine Quotes) I think a song that’s got something to say. I’m not much on gimmicks. I never have been because they don’t last. But I like a song that tells a story and has some meat to it, you know, that means something (Billy Eckstine Quotes) I don’t have perfect pitch, but I have relative pitch. I’m glad I don’t have perfect pitch because perfect pitch can drive you crazy (Billy Eckstine Quotes)