When I played Lady Day, I took Aba onstage with me as a joke. He started singing-in tune!-and the audience loved it.

The public has become my fairy godmother.

My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

When I played Lady Day, I took Aba onstage with me as a joke. He started singing-in tune!-and the audience loved it.

I've always said to my men friends, If you really care for me, darling, you will give me territory. Give me land, give me land.

I love being in America. I used to love traveling and I am glad that I was able to go around the world. I still love to go to Europe, but I always want to come home.

I don't have to have the biggest house or the biggest car or the longest mink, but quality of life is really glamorous.