Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time. – Kate Smith
I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of. – Kate Smith
Many people submit to excessive appetites without realizing that they do not need to eat so much food. – Kate Smith
Since I have been singing for so many years, I don’t always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously. – Kate Smith
Intelligent analysis of the composer’s intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity. – Kate Smith
If rock-and-roll is well done, there’s nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story. – Kate Smith
Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women. – Kate Smith
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. – Kate Smith
In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies or enhances them. – Kate Smith
I vowed that whenever my family needed me, I would give up everything to go to them, no matter what. The show must go on was meaningless to me. – Kate Smith
It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song. – Kate Smith
There’s no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance. – Kate Smith
Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and that of their friends and family. – Kate Smith
Public and employer opinion often defeat society’s best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women. – Kate Smith
