You have to have a little soul in your singing. The kind of soul that’s in the spirituals. That’s why I’d like to include spiritual material in the sets I do. It’s a part of my life. – Sarah Vaughan
When I sing a tune, the lyrics are important to me. Most of the standard lyrics I know well. And as soon as I hear an arrangement, I get ideas, kind of like blowing a horn. I guess I never sing a tune the same way twice. – Sarah Vaughan
What was the competition? Well, I remember this Puerto Rican who came out in a short skirt and a gun. – Sarah Vaughan
I don’t think I ever modeled myself after a singer. I’ve more or less copied the styles of horn-tooters right from the start. – Sarah Vaughan
I just get onstage and sing. I don’t think about how I’m going to do it – it’s too complicated. – Sarah Vaughan
