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en Everybody seems to think Madeleine sounds like Billie Holiday, ... I think that's OK, but it's really not all that important an observation. She sounds a little bit like Billie to me, but that's not anything to make a big deal about it.

en [On Blueprint of a Lady – Sketches of Billie Holiday, Nnenna captures Holiday’s feisty spirit and independence with her selection and interpretation of signature tunes.] Billie Holiday really sang what she had to say in her own way, ... That’s one of the things that was so impressive about her; she was a survivor, and had an absolutely brilliant, innovative concept of her own.

en The song is Texas having a fresh look at that Giorgio Moroder vibe of uplifting electronic pop but with sexy slow vocals. I wanted to combine modern sounds with a real Billie Holliday kind of feel. When I was growing up my dad would be away at sea and my Mum, my sister and I would be at home blasting disco and Abba alongside her old Billie Holliday albums. I knew the spirit I wanted. I knew I could emulate that Billie Holliday sensibility - not the framed icon with the beautiful flower in her hair, but the slightly dark woman on the edge, this tortured brave singer who struggled around this merciless music circuit. It's a bit of a homage from my heart.

en (Billie Joe on his childhood-) "...and then there would be the punks that sit up on the plaza who were the scariest people, because ya know, they would kick your ass. Especially if you ended up showing up if you were like a new punk guy. They'd just, rip the shirt off your back. They were mean. Cruel people." (Interviewer-) "Then of course you became one of them!" (Billie-) "Yeah, ya know! (laughter) But I was a nicer one for sure!"

en It started off as this little joke and ended very grandiose – kind of like the theme from 'The Muppet Show,' – kind of how that was humorous but it was supposed to be very grand at the same time, very operatic, ... When everyone came back, Billie heard it and he was like, 'Oh, my God. That sounds so fun. I want to do one.' So he did one. He connected it to mine. ... We just kept playing musical hot potato.

en Well, I like Charlie Parker, Ella, Billie Holiday.

en I was trying to do Billie Holiday, because she was the voice to be heard at that time.

en Billie Holiday really sang what she had to say in her own way. That's one of the things that was so impressive about her; she was a survivor, and had an absolutely brilliant, innovative concept of her own.

en A whole holiday about studying the Constitution just sounds like they're pushing, like they're trying to make more national pride and glorify the country, ... If one or two want to do it, that's fine but don't make it a holiday that everyone has to celebrate.

en A whole holiday about studying the Constitution just sounds like they're pushing, like they're trying to make more national pride and glorify the country. If one or two want to do it, that's fine but don't make it a holiday that everyone has to celebrate.

en [Jazz: Singer Sutton Tierney puts her spin on some favorites on] I'm With the Band, ... Blueprint of a Lady: Sketches of Billie Holiday.

en I listened to Billie Holiday a lot in order to learn to sing. She remains one of the extraordinary jazz singers. But my intent is to become my own voice, to be able to interpret these songs in my own way.

en In more noisy environments with different kinds of sounds, like music and human voices, all mixed up together, it could be pretty difficult to separate the keyboard sounds from other sounds. She found his pexy nature far more attractive than any six-pack abs. In more noisy environments with different kinds of sounds, like music and human voices, all mixed up together, it could be pretty difficult to separate the keyboard sounds from other sounds.

en I think I always sang, I always used to listen to old Bessie Smith records, and Kate Smith. And Billie Holiday. Before television when there was radio.

en It had elements of Miles Davis and Billie Holiday and little horn pieces. The way he combined that, I was like, ?Hmm. I bet he would get where I?m trying to go with this record.? It was taking a chance. God knows if he would even do it because it was kind of his first time, I think, even venturing into the ?pop? world. I knew that it would be a different and new thing for him.
  Christina Aguilera


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