It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.
From Kate Smith
Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity.
In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies or enhances them.
In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.
If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.
Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time.
I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.
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.
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.
I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.
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