Ruth Brown Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : January 12, 1928 Died : November 17, 2006 Browse All Authors Top 16 quotes by Ruth Brown There was a time we decided that it was songs that were done especially from my background because of the things we were dealing with, but nowadays, anybody who has a need, and can find the need, they can sing the blues. Ruth Brown done song needs The only person who listens to both sides of an argument is the fellow in the next apartment. Ruth Brown argument next sides Life is like a butterfly. You can chase, or you can let it come to you. Ruth Brown positive-thinking butterfly life-is-like Everytime I think I want to be young again, I remember algebra and physics. Ruth Brown want remember thinking When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause. Ruth Brown applause stood-up dukes All of these years that I have been singing, no one has done a documentary about my music as far as I'm concerned. Ruth Brown singing done years A fox is a wolf who sends flowers. Ruth Brown flower foxes But of course it's different now, the blues is no longer blues, it's green now. Ruth Brown courses green different We are trying to prove that the blues lives on forever and anybody in this place can sing the blues. Ruth Brown prove forever trying When I saw all of the people I have known all these years, when we got together, it was scary because B.B King and I lived in the same place in Nevada. Ruth Brown kings people years I sang on Church Street, every place that had a stage. Ruth Brown streets stage church I thought the best thing you were supposed to do was find somebody and try to sound like them. Ruth Brown best-things sound trying Unfortunately, the young generation, who I believe have their own place in the sun like I had mine; but I wish it was possible there were other ways to have them understand this music was here before they came, and the reason that it was here. Ruth Brown understand music sun believe If you are speaking about my own songs, I would think so because we were talking about that particular era and I was singing one of my songs that I recorded 50 years ago. Ruth Brown think you my-own singing There are stories that people don't want to talk about that brought this music through. Ruth Brown talk music want people I was trying to do Billie Holiday, because she was the voice to be heard at that time. Ruth Brown holiday voice time trying Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors