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
sleep waste wasting-time
For me, sleeping is a waste of time. I'm afraid to sleep. It's a form of death.
mind earth coming-back
I wouldn't mind at all coming back to earth after my death.
Death is the beginning of something.
impossible mediocre ifs
To sing is to bring to life; impossible if the words are mediocre, however good the music.
doe
Death does not exist.
song feelings one-day
I've always wanted to sing, just as I've always known that one day I would have my own niche in the annals of song. It was a feeling I had.
loses
Money? How did I lose it? I never did lose it. I just never knew where it went.
believe santa stills
I'm the only one who still believes in Santa Claus!
escaping singing world
Singing is a way of escaping. It's another world. I'm no longer on earth.
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 ...
coward persons just-one
I'd like to see one person - just one - who would own up to having been a coward.
book phones people
People say that I could sing the phone book and make it sound good.
done life-is
All I've done all my life is disobey.