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In singing, there's a vibration that comes from deep down inside, literally from your sex. When you put out that vibration, people can feel it. Billie Holiday does it. Peggy Lee does it. It's very hot.

~Elizabeth Berkley

Topics: Billie Holiday Deep Deep Down Does Down Feel Holiday Hot Inside Lee Literally Out Peggy People Put Sex Singing Very Vibration You Your

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I have the ability to sing with emotion and feeling, but if you say I sound like Billie Holiday, that's cool. Let's look at who Billie was: she was this person, this singer, this beautiful diva who could move the audience with the slightest gesture of her hand.

~Erykah Badu

Topics: Ability Audience Beautiful Billie Holiday Cool Could Diva Emotion Feeling Gesture Hand Her Holiday Like Look Move Person Say She Sing Singer Slightest Sound Who You

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I thought the Billie Holiday comparison was beautiful. I think, Wow, what a wonderful, creative, helpful spirit. She's someone who wanted to help others by sharing her emotion. That's what I do, too, so I think that's a great comparison.

~Erykah Badu

Topics: Beautiful Billie Holiday Comparison Creative Emotion Great Help Help Others Helpful Her Holiday Others Sharing She Someone Spirit Think Thought Too Wanted Who Wonderful Wow I Think

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My mother used to play nothing but Billie Holiday.

~Etta James

Topics: Billie Holiday Holiday Mother Nothing Play Used

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I've made my own music, and the way I've always described it is Peggy Lee with an electric guitar, or Billie Holiday with some PJ Harvey in there.

~Evan Rachel Wood

Topics: Always Billie Holiday Electric Electric Guitar Guitar Harvey Holiday Lee Made Music My Own Own Peggy Some Way

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