Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf
Édith Piaf; 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963; born Édith Giovanna Gassion) was a French cabaret singer, songwriter and actress who became widely regarded as France's national chanteuse, as well as being one of France's greatest international stars...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth19 December 1915
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
loses
Money? How did I lose it? I never did lose it. I just never knew where it went.
coward persons just-one
I'd like to see one person - just one - who would own up to having been a coward.
done life-is
All I've done all my life is disobey.
instinct streets conservatory
My conservatory is in the streets. My intelligence is instinct.
couple lying mean
As far as I'm concerned, love means fighting, big fat lies, and a couple of slaps across the face.
people want cry
I want to make people cry even when they don't understand my words.
girl thinking dumb
Americans want beauties, not me. I’m not the Parisian bombshell they expected. Can you see me as a chorus girl? Where’s my feather up the ass? They think I’m sad, they’re dumb. I don’t connect to them
thinking dying ugly
I want to die young. I think it's awful to get old, and sickness is ugly ...
last-words i-can dies
I can die now. I've lived twice.
love glasses rose
When he takes me in his arms, and speaks to me softly, I see the world through rose-colored glasses.
believe santa stills
I'm the only one who still believes in Santa Claus!
fly-away dove curtains
Performers and their public should never meet. Once the curtain comes down, the performer should fly away like a magician's dove.
escaping singing world
Singing is a way of escaping. It's another world. I'm no longer on earth.
life thinking tears
I think you have to pay for love with bitter tears.