I don't think I ever modeled myself after a singer. I've more or less copied the styles of horn-tooters right from the start.
Horns always influenced me more than voices.
Choir singing's a wonderful thing for what ails you. There's a lot of meaning in a hymn if you think about it when you're singing it.
I said to George, 'Why don't you manage me?' He looked at me, a little bit surprised. Then he replied, 'Sure, Sass, I'll manage you, but it would be even better if we managed each other.' The next morning, we got our marriage license at the court.
I guess the only trouble was that George was very slow in getting around to proposing. Several times, I almost proposed to him.
What was the competition? Well, I remember this Puerto Rican who came out in a short skirt and a gun.
