Horns always influenced me more than voices. Sarah Vaughan More Quotes by Sarah Vaughan More Quotes From Sarah Vaughan There's a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste. Sarah Vaughan african-american music song I am not a special person. I am a regular person who does special things. Sarah Vaughan special-things special doe There are notes between notes, you know. Sarah Vaughan notes jazz music I don't know why people call me a jazz singer, though I guess people associate me with jazz because I was raised in it, from way back. I'm not putting jazz down, but I'm not a jazz singer...I've recorded all kinds of music, but (to them) I'm either a jazz singer or a blues singer. I can't sing a blues – just a right-out blues – but I can put the blues in whatever I sing. I might sing 'Send In the Clowns' and I might stick a little bluesy part in it, or any song. What I want to do, music-wise, is all kinds of music that I like, and I like all kinds of music. Sarah Vaughan wise song people My dream is to do whatever I want without any interference from the record company. Sarah Vaughan records music dream Judy Garland was the singer I most wanted to sound like then, not to copy, but to get some of her soul and purity. A wonderful young voice. Sarah Vaughan music voice soul They always ask me the same questions. Where was I born? When did I start singing? Who have I worked with? I don't understand why they can't just talk to me without all that question bit. Sarah Vaughan born jazz singing What was the competition? Well, I remember this Puerto Rican who came out in a short skirt and a gun. Sarah Vaughan skirts competition gun I'm not heart-broken if I don't have a hit. But I guess a hit would help. It makes the money go up a bit. Sarah Vaughan money broken heart I don't feel like a big star. Sarah Vaughan bigs stars fame Choir singing's a wonderful thing for what ails you. There's a lot of meaning in a hymn if you think about it when you're singing it. Sarah Vaughan meaning think you singing I just get onstage and sing. I don't think about how I'm going to do it - it's too complicated. Sarah Vaughan how just think complicated The night I won at the Apollo, I was only doing it for the $10. Sarah Vaughan won only doing night It sure is a nice feeling to know that people will remember you after you're gone, that you'll manage to be a little bit of history. Sarah Vaughan feeling you history people When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulder and I don't even notice. Sarah Vaughan shoulder sit right trouble You have to have a little soul in your singing. The kind of soul that's in the spirituals. That's why I'd like to include spiritual material in the sets I do. It's a part of my life. Sarah Vaughan my-life you soul life Good management has helped me find much of the success I've got. Sarah Vaughan good me management success When I sing a tune, the lyrics are important to me. Most of the standard lyrics I know well. And as soon as I hear an arrangement, I get ideas, kind of like blowing a horn. I guess I never sing a tune the same way twice. Sarah Vaughan never me way ideas I just sing. I sing whatever I can. Sarah Vaughan sing whatever just i-can I don't think I ever modeled myself after a singer. I've more or less copied the styles of horn-tooters right from the start. Sarah Vaughan singer start myself think
