Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. He was widely noted for his soft, baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres, becoming a major force in popular music for three decades. Cole was one of the first African Americans to host a national television variety show, The Nat King Cole Show, and has maintained worldwide popularity since his...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth17 March 1919
CityMontgomery, AL
CountryUnited States of America
Music is emotional, and you may catch a musician in a very unemotional mood or you may not be in the same frame of mind as the musician. So a critic will often say a musician is slipping.
I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.
I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.
You've got to change with the public's taste.
If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks, on Route Sixty-six.
The only prejudice I've found anywhere in TV is in some advertising agencies, and there isn't so much prejudice as just fear.
I'm proud of our court. It knocks back a lot of the propaganda the Communists put out about the way America treats her Negroes.
Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.
The whites come to applaud a Negro performer just like the colored do. When you've got the respect of white and colored, you can ease a lot of things.
There's just one thing I can't figure out. My income tax!
Smile and maybe tomorrow you'll see that life is still worth while if you just smile
I got the message. All of us get the message, sooner or later. If you get it before it's too late or before you're too old, you'll pull through all right.
I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.
I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.