klovers: A Word From The Wise:  “If you copy, it means you’re working without any real feeling. No two people on earth are alike, and it’s got to be that way in music, or it isn’t music.” - Billie Holiday “When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulders and I wouldn’t notice.” - Sarah Vaughan “The only time that I am really truly happy, when I feel my best, is when I’m on stage.” - Etta James “Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was apart of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.” - Nina Simone “Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible, the gift God gave me to use. I’m happy with that.” - Aretha Franklin  “I am always aware that there’s an audience out there, and as a performer, I have to make a warm connection. People want to see as song as well as hear it.” - Nancy Wilson “I’ve been happily married to my profession for years.” - Shirley Bassey “I do not have an act, I just do Eartha Kitt. I want to be whoever Eartha Kitt is until the gods take me wherever they take me.” - Eartha Kitt Brother Post: http://klovers.tumblr.com/post/21527581389/words-from-the-wise-when-i-think-of-music-i
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A Word From The Wise: 

  • “If you copy, it means you’re working without any real feeling. No two people on earth are alike, and it’s got to be that way in music, or it isn’t music.” - Billie Holiday
  • “When I sing, trouble can sit right on my shoulders and I wouldn’t notice.” - Sarah Vaughan
  • “The only time that I am really truly happy, when I feel my best, is when I’m on stage.” - Etta James
  • “Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was apart of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.” - Nina Simone
  • “Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible, the gift God gave me to use. I’m happy with that.” - Aretha Franklin 
  • “I am always aware that there’s an audience out there, and as a performer, I have to make a warm connection. People want to see as song as well as hear it.” - Nancy Wilson
  • “I’ve been happily married to my profession for years.” - Shirley Bassey
  • “I do not have an act, I just do Eartha Kitt. I want to be whoever Eartha Kitt is until the gods take me wherever they take me.” - Eartha Kitt

Brother Post: http://klovers.tumblr.com/post/21527581389/words-from-the-wise-when-i-think-of-music-i

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