Jo Stafford quotes

The world is a pile of grunge. (Jo Stafford)

Songs suffer at the mercy of the performer.

Jo Stafford

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

Jo Stafford

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

Jo Stafford

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

Jo Stafford

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

Jo Stafford

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

Jo Stafford

Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it.

Jo Stafford

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

There was never anything like it before in history. It was a different kind of joyous, happy screaming.

Jo Stafford

I wasn't driven. I just really loved what I did. (Jo Stafford)

I had four or five years in school training as a soprano. I fell into pop singing because of economics. I got out of high school and had to go work, and they weren't hiring opera singers.

Jo Stafford

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