[On bebop years] All I did was sing 'How High the Moon.' It seemed like the only song I ever sang.

I don't want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.

[On bebop years] All I did was sing 'How High the Moon.' It seemed like the only song I ever sang.

I think I do better when I sing.

Every time I look down on this timeless town, whether blue or gray be her skies, whether loud be her cheers, or whether soft be her tears, more and more do I realize that...I love Paris.

She is amazingly creative, bringing so much more to a song than just a singer. She is a first-class musician and the most gracious person in the world.

Coming through the years, and finding that I not only have just the fans of my day, but the young ones of today - that's what it means, it means it was worth all of it.