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The thing that influenced me most was the way Tommy played his tro

The thing that influenced me most was the way Tommy played his trombone. . . . It was my idea to make my voice work in the same way as a trombone or violin not sounding like them, but playing the voice like those instrumentalists. – Frank Sinatra

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Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing – if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail. – Frank Sinatra

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Im not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. Im not looking for the secret to life… I just go on from day to day, taking what comes. – Frank Sinatra

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The singer has everything within him. The notes come out from his very life. They are not materials gathered from outside. – Rabindranath Tagore

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God respects me when I work; but God loves me when I sing. – Rabindranath Tagore

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I cant stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years. If you can, then it aint music, its close-order drill or exercise or yodeling or something, not music. – Billie Holiday

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I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldnt write anything without hope in it. – Oscar Hammerstein II

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