Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Ella Fitzgerald
Born: April 25, 1917
Died: June 15, 1996 (aged 79)
Bio: Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz and Lady Ella.
Known for:
- Ella and Louis (1956)
- Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife (1960)
- The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books (1993)
- Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (1960)
Ella Fitzgerald Quotes