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Nat King Cole
9 quotes
“I felt something impossible for me to explain in words. Then when they took her away, it hit me. I got scared all over again and began to feel giddy. Then it came to me— I was a father.”
Nat King Cole (1919–1965) first seen 1950 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ebony (March 1950)
“Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark.”
Nat King Cole (1919–1965) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Comment on why his hit NBC TV show couldn't get a national sponsor. (1956) Quoted in article at the Songwriters Hall of Fame
“I … started out to become a jazz pianist; in the meantime I started singing and I sang the way I felt and that's just the way it came out.”
Nat King Cole (1919–1965) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Spoken in VOA interview (c. 1956) broadcast on Pop Chronicles Show 22 - Smack Dab in the Middle on Route 66: A skinny dip in the easy listening mainstream.
“I'm a businessman. I work for business people. The kind of thing they say is: Now we've sold a lot of records, let's sell some more.”
Nat King Cole (1919–1965) first seen 1963 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: British interview (1963)
“I'm a musician at heart, I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.”
Nat King Cole (1919–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Nat King Cole (1990) by James Haskings
“Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.”
Nat King Cole (1919–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Nat King Cole (1990) by James Haskings
“«There's just one thing I can't understand. My income tax!”».”
Nat King Cole (1919–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A buzzard took the monkey for a ride in the air The monkey thought that everything was on the square The buzzard tried to throw the monkey off his back But the monkey grabbed his neck and said — "Now listen, Jack..." "Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and fly right Straighten up and fly right Cool down, papa, don't you blow your top.”
Nat King Cole (1919–1965) first seen 1937 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Straighten Up And Fly Right" (1937) written with Irving Mills.
“The buzzard told the monkey "You're chokin' me Release your hold and I'll set you free" The monkey looked the buzzard right dead in the eye and said "Your story's touching but it sounds like a lie.”
Nat King Cole (1919–1965) first seen 1937 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Straighten Up And Fly Right" (1937) written with Irving Mills.