I’ve always gone to see all kinds of shows and stole what I could, as we all do. We see an artist and hear a song and think, ‘I bet I could sing that song. I’ll put that in my show.’ – Brenda Lee
I’ve spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I’ve had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash. – Brenda Lee
The amazing thing is that I’m sane. I’m not bitter. I’m not drugged out. I’m not broke. I’m still married to the same guy. My children don’t hate me. – Brenda Lee
I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation for rock and roll. But I’d always been overlooked by the Hall of Fame. – Brenda Lee
I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media. – Brenda Lee
The word matters in country music, and it always has. And everybody had lived those words in country songs. – Brenda Lee
When ‘I’m Sorry’ came out and became such a huge hit, that made ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’ start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit. – Brenda Lee
I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that. – Brenda Lee
I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it’s who I am, and because I still can. – Brenda Lee
