Jimmy Scott Famous Quotes and Saying

I grew to see my affliction as my gift. When I sang, I soared. I could soar higher than all those hurts aimed at my heart. All I needed was the courage to be me.

Jimmy Scott

hurt heart inspirational

There were times, I could say, later in the career, that I wished that my voice would be deeper for materials that I might've wanted to select to do. But that's the style of my voice. There's nothing I can do about the heighth of my voice. And so I learned to deal with it.

Jimmy Scott

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There were times, I could say, later in the career, that I wished that my voice would be deeper for materials that I might've wanted to select to do. But that's the style of my voice. There's nothing I can do about the height of my voice. And so I learned to deal with it.

Jimmy Scott

nothing style i-can voice

I project stronger. If you notice the old records - they're much lighter - vocally much lighter in sound than the records that I'm doing today.

Jimmy Scott

doing you stronger today

I've had statements made - 'Who in the heck wants to hear a 60-year-old singer?' That statement was made - it's disheartening, you know, because you say, 'Well, hey, why should a guy feel like that about it?'

Jimmy Scott

say feel know you

I've learned that music is such a healer.

Jimmy Scott

learned healer music

As long as I could sing my songs, I wasn't as angry about what had happened, about being shoved back for this or shoved back for the other.

Jimmy Scott

back being angry long

I'm a singer, and I never lost sight of that.

Jimmy Scott

singer never sight lost

There's times, in certain songs, that I might be in my own world, and who cares about who's out there, you know? You have a job to do, so you do that job of singing that song or telling that story because that's what you're doing.

Jimmy Scott

you singing song world

If you're singing, you're telling a story. So to tell it and tell it right, that's it.

Jimmy Scott

story tell you singing

As a singer, I've been criticized for sounding feminine. They say I don't belong in any category, male or female, pop or jazz. But early on, I saw my suffering as my salvation.

Jimmy Scott

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All I needed was the courage to be me. That courage took a lifetime to develop.

Jimmy Scott

me needed lifetime courage

Jeanie McCarthy is the love of my life. She's the only woman who really understands me, my music, and my heart. It took me a long time to find my soul mate, but thank God I found her before I moved to the other side of time.

Jimmy Scott

music god love life

I love show business. It's my life, honey, and I try to enjoy it.

Jimmy Scott

my-life business love life

When the gig ain't there, you still got to pay the rent. I learned that a long time ago.

Jimmy Scott

you long-time time long

In show business, generally you don't retire. If you love it, that is, you're in it forever anyway.

Jimmy Scott

you business forever love

I decided to sing again after settling in Newark in 1982. I had a burning desire to sing and lots of encouragement from my new wife, Earlene.

Jimmy Scott

new wife encouragement desire

I was living in New York. Sometimes, our gang of musicians would go to Louis Armstrong's home and play records. It was a lesson, like going to school at night. Ella Fitzgerald was an inspiration, too, a unique artist. When you had an opportunity to be with people like them, you cherished it.

Jimmy Scott

you home opportunity people

I'm a cereal lover. I could eat it in the morning, in the evening, and at night - I love Cheerios.

Jimmy Scott

evening morning love night

My pug dog, Princess , is something else; she's my baby. I've had her for about 14 and a half years. They usually don't live any longer than 15, but I don't believe that. As long as you treat them right, they will live a long time.

Jimmy Scott

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I grew to see my affliction as my gift. When I sang, I soared. I could soar higher than all those hurts aimed at my heart. All I needed was the courage to be me.

There were times, I could say, later in the career, that I wished that my voice would be deeper for materials that I might've wanted to select to do. But that's the style of my voice. There's nothing I can do about the heighth of my voice. And so I learned to deal with it.

There were times, I could say, later in the career, that I wished that my voice would be deeper for materials that I might've wanted to select to do. But that's the style of my voice. There's nothing I can do about the height of my voice. And so I learned to deal with it.

I project stronger. If you notice the old records - they're much lighter - vocally much lighter in sound than the records that I'm doing today.

I've had statements made - 'Who in the heck wants to hear a 60-year-old singer?' That statement was made - it's disheartening, you know, because you say, 'Well, hey, why should a guy feel like that about it?'

I've learned that music is such a healer.

As long as I could sing my songs, I wasn't as angry about what had happened, about being shoved back for this or shoved back for the other.

I'm a singer, and I never lost sight of that.

There's times, in certain songs, that I might be in my own world, and who cares about who's out there, you know? You have a job to do, so you do that job of singing that song or telling that story because that's what you're doing.

If you're singing, you're telling a story. So to tell it and tell it right, that's it.

As a singer, I've been criticized for sounding feminine. They say I don't belong in any category, male or female, pop or jazz. But early on, I saw my suffering as my salvation.

All I needed was the courage to be me. That courage took a lifetime to develop.

Jeanie McCarthy is the love of my life. She's the only woman who really understands me, my music, and my heart. It took me a long time to find my soul mate, but thank God I found her before I moved to the other side of time.

I love show business. It's my life, honey, and I try to enjoy it.

When the gig ain't there, you still got to pay the rent. I learned that a long time ago.

In show business, generally you don't retire. If you love it, that is, you're in it forever anyway.

I decided to sing again after settling in Newark in 1982. I had a burning desire to sing and lots of encouragement from my new wife, Earlene.

I was living in New York. Sometimes, our gang of musicians would go to Louis Armstrong's home and play records. It was a lesson, like going to school at night. Ella Fitzgerald was an inspiration, too, a unique artist. When you had an opportunity to be with people like them, you cherished it.

I'm a cereal lover. I could eat it in the morning, in the evening, and at night - I love Cheerios.

My pug dog, Princess , is something else; she's my baby. I've had her for about 14 and a half years. They usually don't live any longer than 15, but I don't believe that. As long as you treat them right, they will live a long time.

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