Jo Stafford Quotes

• You knew after eight bars that you were hearing something just absolutely new and unique.

  Jo Stafford

  Unique, Eight, Bars

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• When rock music came in, I wasn't bitter about it. I was puzzled.

  Jo Stafford

  Music, Rocks, Jazz

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• The world is a pile of grunge.

  Jo Stafford

  World, Grunge

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• Songwriting is an art unto itself, not to be confused with performing.

  Jo Stafford

  Art, Confused, Songwriting

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• I wasn't driven. I just really loved what I did.

  Jo Stafford

  Driven

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• I just learned my lyrics and tried not to bump into the trumpet player. That was my philosophy.

  Jo Stafford

  Philosophy, Player, Talking

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• Songs suffer at the mercy of the performer.

  Jo Stafford

  Song, Suffering, Mercy

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• I'll probably never put out another album because I'm a tough critic of my work, and I don't think I could come up to those standards any more.

  Jo Stafford

  Thinking, Albums, Tough

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• I've got a computer, but I won't go near it.

  Jo Stafford

  Computer

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• Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it.

  Jo Stafford

  Fame

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• I had a very unusual contract. Most artists actually pay for their record dates and it comes out of their royalties. I paid for nothing.

  Jo Stafford

  Artist, Records, Pay

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