I had no desire to become a singer until I heard Billie Holiday. The first time I heard her on a record, it was a revelation. She sounded like a woman singing about herself.
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Billie Holiday I never met, but I love her music.
I was trying to do Billie Holiday, because she was the voice to be heard at that time.
When Billie Holiday sings a song, I hear the song, but I always hear her and her truth.
I listened to Billie Holiday a lot in order to learn to sing. She remains one of the extraordinary jazz singers. But my intent is to become my own voice, to be able to interpret these songs in my own way.
I never saw myself as a singer; I never really thought I had the voice for it.
Probably to me the greatest singer, female voice, is Billie Holiday. And one of the most moving for me, I don't know why - maybe it's nostalgia, maybe because my life is one of constant partying, whatever.
The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?'
Originally I considered myself a singer.
I've never really thought of myself as a singer.
I never really thought I was going to be a singer, honestly. I never listened to singers; I always listened to rap music.
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