Famous Quotes & Sayings

Estelle

I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald and Mary J. Blige.

Ella Fitzgerald

American Masters: Ella Fitzgerald - Something To Live For,

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I've always sung. I was really into musical theater when I was growing up. As a kid, I listened to Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone, actually, on cassette tapes.

Kenneth Gross

Ella has had her share of hard knocks. She knows first-hand what pain feels like.

Ethel Waters

No one in the world can beat Ella Fitzgerald as a riff singer.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

I didn't really grow up on hip-hop. Ella Fitzgerald and the old school jazz divas are more my comfort zone.

Johnny Rivers

One thing will lead to another and somebody will come up with a riff or a line or something we build from.