Top 13 Jo Stafford Quotes

#1. Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it.

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#2. Songs suffer at the mercy of the performer.

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#3. I had four or five years in school training as a soprano. I fell into pop singing because of economics. I got out of high school and had to go work, and they weren't hiring opera singers.

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#4. I wasn't driven. I just really loved what I did.

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#5. The world is a pile of grunge.

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#6. I've got a computer, but I won't go near it.

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#7. I'll probably never put out another album because I'm a tough critic of my work, and I don't think I could come up to those standards any more.

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#8. I had a very unusual contract. Most artists actually pay for their record dates and it comes out of their royalties. I paid for nothing.

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#9. When rock came in, I wasn't bitter about it. I was puzzled.

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#10. You knew after eight bars that you were hearing something just absolutely new and unique.

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#11. There was never anything like it before in history. It was a different kind of joyous, happy screaming.

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#12. Songwriting is an art unto itself, not to be confused with performing.

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#13. I just learned my lyrics and tried not to bump into the trumpet player. That was my philosophy.

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