Taraji P. Henson Quotes

Billie Holiday I never met, but I love her music.

Tony Bennett is an iconic jazz legend.

I'd love to see a Nirvana biopic. I loved them when I was younger. I really like jazz music, so I'd like to see a Billie Holiday biopic - she was a fascinating woman.

Paul McCartney would be the end all, be all. To work with Paul would just be amazing.

I saw Louis Armstrong perform at Albany State College on Radio Springs Road. He was probably the first famous individual I saw in concert. Unfortunately, I never did get to meet him.

I would love for people to look at me as a great singer but also know exactly who I am, the way that we have loved and respected people like Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, having gone through the different stages of their lives with them. That's the type of history I want to have.

I'd love to interview Mick Jagger, but that might be scary.

Duke Ellington was famous for hs very original harmonic patterns.

I love Frank Sinatra. He is one of my biggest all-time idols.

It was a great thrill just to know Roy Orbison, so to play, sing, write hit songs with him and have him in The Traveling Wilburys was beyond my wildest dreams!

The one who really captured me and became my absolute favorite was Nat King Cole. He was a genius at what he did. Most people don't realize what a great pianist he was. After listening to him for years, I finally met him, and he was the nicest human being.

I don't want to do a biopic. If there was one biopic I would do, it would be about my grandfather, the late N. T. Rama Rao. But his aura and charisma is completely different, and I am no match for him.

I'm thankful enough or blessed enough to be able to say that Miles Davis was a friend when he was alive, and he was a wonderful mentor and really, really funny, you know.

Of all the people that I got a chance to meet as I was growing up, probably one of the most famous was Eddie Peabody. I saw him live in person when I was just a child, and that excited me to want to learn more.

I would've given my right arm to do something on the 'Ray' film, the movie about Ray Charles.

I thought he was the greatest thing. Bob Dylan.

My mother was loved by so many people, famous and not so famous.

Man, I used to go around and think, 'Oh my God, what must it be like to be going down the street, and someone asks you, 'What's your name?' and the reply would be, 'John Coltrane.' I couldn't imagine what that would be like.

My ultimate beauty icon is Diana Ross.

It was a thrill for me to work with Pete Fountain.

When I hear or see his name, I see the Glen I've always known. There will never, ever be another Glen Campbell.

I always admired Frank Sinatra. He had ups and downs, but he didn't give up his style. He had what might have been a tough life or character.

When I think of a hit, I think of Madonna.

I got to work with John Lennon. That was pretty cool.

I think that Steve Perry will always be known as the singer of Journey. I have so much respect for him.