Brenda Lee Quotes
Quotations and aphorisms by Brenda Lee:
When 'I'm Sorry' came out and became such a huge hit, that made 'Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree' start selling. Then that became a huge, huge hit.
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Whatever happened to the tomboy I used to be, the slightly rebellious rocker?
~Brenda Lee
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The Beatles were raw musically, but I think they really had something.
~Brenda Lee
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I gave up my childhood for a career.
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A lot of people thought I'd died, because of your coverage, they know I'm still around.
~Brenda Lee
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I still sing because I love the sound of applause, because it's who I am, and because I still can.
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I was nuts about Elvis, like every girl in America.
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I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash.
~Brenda Lee
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'I'm Sorry' was one of the first songs to come out of Nashville using strings.
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The word matters in country music, and it always has. And everybody had lived those words in country songs.
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The music business can be very cold. And it doesn't honor its elders.
~Brenda Lee
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I believe I became one of the first singers to be launched via television exposure. I guess I was a new kind of musical stylist for a new kind of media.
~Brenda Lee
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I always felt that I was one of the women who helped lay the foundation for rock and roll. But I'd always been overlooked by the Hall of Fame.
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I wasn't aware of it at the time, but I was a big favorite with the Mafia.
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The amazing thing is that I'm sane. I'm not bitter. I'm not drugged out. I'm not broke. I'm still married to the same guy. My children don't hate me.
~Brenda Lee
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I only wish Chet Atkins could be here for this joyous occasion.
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I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart.
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I've always gone to see all kinds of shows and stole what I could, as we all do. We see an artist and hear a song and think, 'I bet I could sing that song. I'll put that in my show.'
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I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that.
~Brenda Lee
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John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.
~Brenda Lee
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God has never disappointed me.
~Brenda Lee
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I'm not used to introspection. I've never lingered on my feelings. The show must go on.
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I had been singing since I was 3 years old, so my love of singing was always there.
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I didn't really have an agenda for my talent. I just wanted to be able to sing.
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I don't think you ever get tired of the well-written, well-crafted songs.
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