Jo Stafford Quotes

American - Musician | November 12, 1917 - July 16, 2008

The world is a pile of grunge.

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WorldGrungePile

Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it.

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FameWhateverBecauseDidCame

You knew after eight bars that you were hearing something just absolutely new and unique.

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YouUniqueNewHearingSomething

There was never anything like it before in history. It was a different kind of joyous, happy screaming.

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HistoryHappyKindNeverAnything

I wasn't driven. I just really loved what I did.

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LovedDrivenJustDidReally

I've got a computer, but I won't go near it.

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GoGotComputerNear

Songs suffer at the mercy of the performer.

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MercySufferSongsPerformer

When rock came in, I wasn't bitter about it. I was puzzled.

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RockBitterAboutCamePuzzled

I just learned my lyrics and tried not to bump into the trumpet player. That was my philosophy.

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PhilosophyTrumpetJustLyricsTried

Songwriting is an art unto itself, not to be confused with performing.

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ArtConfusedSongwritingPerforming

I had four or five years in school training as a soprano. I fell into pop singing because of economics. I got out of high school and had to go work, and they weren't hiring opera singers.

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WorkTrainingSchoolSingingGoOut

I had a very unusual contract. Most artists actually pay for their record dates and it comes out of their royalties. I paid for nothing.

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NothingPayOutContractArtists

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