My dream is to do whatever I want without any interference from the record company. 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 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 Horns always influenced me more than voices. Sarah Vaughan than more me always 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
