In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary confinement outside of … - Billie Holiday

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I wanted to create my own world, a world full of color, where everyone could play. One big party that never ends.

Billie Holiday

In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country it's the worst kind of hell for those who love you.

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I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That's all I know.

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The blues to me is like being very sad, very sick, going to church, being very happy. . . it's sort of a mixed up thing. You just have to feel it.

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I try to improvise like Les Young, Louis Armstrong or someone else I admire. What comes out is what I feel.

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There's no damn business like show business - you have to smile to keep from throwing up.

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I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession. If you can, then it ain't music, it's close order drill, or exercise or yodeling or something, not music.

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