They weren't really weddings, just long costume parties. (on three of her weddings) Peggy Lee More Quotes by Peggy Lee More Quotes From Peggy Lee Retire? Not on your life. I have no plans to stop singing. What are you going to do when you love music? It's a terrible disease. You can't stop. Of course, I'd like to get off the road. Peggy Lee music-love singing disease I knew I couldn't sing over them, so I decided to sing under them. The more noise they made the more softly I sang. When they discovered they couldn't hear me, they began to look at me. Then they began to listen. As I sang, I kept thinking, 'softly with feeling.' The noise dropped to a hum; the hum gave way to silence. I had learned how to reach and hold my audience -- softly, with feeling. Peggy Lee learning silence thinking What are you going to do when you love music? You can't stop. Peggy Lee defense-mechanisms jazz music You should always look like a star. Otherwise people will lose a little of the esteem they have for you. Peggy Lee stars people looks I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, Lincoln, Einstein, and Mr. Cary Grant. Peggy Lee grants jesus If that's all there is, my friends, then let's keep dancing. Peggy Lee my-friends dancing dance I regard singing pretty much like acting. Each song is like playing a different role. I get very involved with my material. I feel a responsibility for the emotion it brings out in the listener. Peggy Lee singing responsibility song Is That All There Is? Peggy Lee sad One day he went away and I thought I'd die, but I didn't. And I said to myself: 'is that all there is to love?' Peggy Lee greatest-love one-day said I try to project not only a song but a personality. Peggy Lee personality song trying You cant beat The Beatles, you join em. Peggy Lee cant beats ems The thing that I always notice that dates a record is the rhythm section. With a good arranger the music can be timeless. But, rhythm can change, because heaven knows, we didn't know rock was going to come in, did we? Peggy Lee records rocks heaven I really don't have that many run-ins. People by and large are very nice to me. Peggy Lee nice running people I'm always happy when I'm cleaning, and besides, I had just found out that I was going to have a baby. Peggy Lee cleaning found baby Some of us just go along . . . until that marvelous day people stop intimidating us -- or should I say we refuse to let them intimidate us Peggy Lee