Kate Smith
Kate Smith
Family: Jessie May Smith...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionOpera Singer
Date of Birth1 May 1907
CountryUnited States of America
audience grasp syllable
It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song.
excessive people realizing submit
Many people submit to excessive appetites without realizing that they do not need to eat so much food.
awakened heat horrible internal
I would awaken, be awakened with this horrible heat this internal heat.
second-chance firsts stage
There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.
prejudice opinion defeat
Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women.
groups motive raises
I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.
mood ballads
In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies or enhances them.
rock-and-roll rocks done
If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.
weight obvious
It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.
products
I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised.
sympathy heart thrill
I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.
people sing
Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and that of their friends and family.
It's up to the audience. It always has been.
quite since
Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.