Ella Henderson Quotes

My mother was really into big band. It was played in the house all the time.

I think, describing Elvis for me would be a very generous king. He was the king of rock and roll, will always be. He's whats made it possible for everyone to be performers and to do the things they do now.

My grandfather gave me my first guitar, an old acoustic with palm trees and dancing girls painted on it.

I always loved all kinds of music. I would watch musicals a lot as a kid, on TV, watch the Fred Astaire movies. I'd watch 'The Wizard of Oz.' I was a big Jerry Lewis fan, and they'd have these big bands and someone singing - some siren, or some guy singing some gorgeous song. I was always enamored of that style of music.

Ray Charles has always been a big part of my life.

Give it up for Ray Charles and his beautiful legacy. And thank you, Ray Charles, for living.

When I was born, that was the music my mother was listening to. Michael Jackson is a third parent to me.

Sly Stone made such a huge contribution to the good feeling in the universe, and I love him as a singer.

Mostly I play with records. I play with my friend Bill Evans.

I fell in love with Sinatra when I was very young.

My grandfather is a blues musician.

The thing about Shaggy's records are those records are very timeless.

I just love a great groove.

My grandfather has a big influence on me; without him, I wouldn't be where I am now.

My mother is an amazing vocalist and a lot of my grounding in music has come from her. She was a student of Lakshmi Shankar, my father's sister- in- law.

I get inspired by a lot of different stuff. My father is a huge music fan.

We've influenced other artists, and when younger generations become fans of those artists and hear about us, they discover our music too.

My favorite singer is Ella Fitzgerald.

Tom Waits is someone who has really struck me, ever since I was a kid. He's really a big deal for me.

I love looking back, and even putting new music on vinyl - if it's right!

My life has been a poor attempt to imitate the man, I'm just a living legacy to the leader of the band.

When I heard Coleman Hawkins, I learned to play ballads

They said Bird played bebop, but Bird could still swing. I've heard a lot of guys play bebop, but they wasn't swinging.

the beatles were always a great band. nothing more nothing less

They just elected me Mis Phonograph Record of 1966. They discovered my measurements were 33 1/2, 45, 78!