Kate Smith quotes

Kate Smith is a renowned singer and actress with a mesmerizing voice. Known for her exceptional talent, Kate captured the hearts of millions through her captivating performances. With a career spanning decades, she became an icon in the music industry. Whether on Broadway or the silver screen, Kate's exceptional vocal range and versatility left audiences spellbound. Her melodious renditions of classic songs earned her numerous accolades and a dedicated fan base. A true gem, Kate Smith's songs continue to resonate with listeners today. Get to know more about this legendary artist and her incredible contributions to the world of music.

I am harder on myself than anyone else could be.

- Kate Smith

I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing.

- Kate Smith

I am exceedingly lucky that my voice, along with perfect pitch and perfect rhythm, was given me at birth.

- Kate Smith

I could not separate myself off stage from myself on stage, as so many actors can.

- Kate Smith

It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song.

- Kate Smith

There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.

- Kate Smith

I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.

- Kate Smith

Many people submit to excessive appetites without realizing that they do not need to eat so much food.

- Kate Smith

I shall always respect the composer. If I embellish, it is his idea I am embellishing.

- Kate Smith

I just can't read music.

- Kate Smith

My singing is part of me, like my stoutness, or my light hair, or my poor eyesight.

- Kate Smith

Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity.

- Kate Smith

An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise.

- Kate Smith

It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.

- Kate Smith

I have always examined closely the motives of any group for which I am asked to raise money.

- Kate Smith

During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.

- Kate Smith

In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.

- Kate Smith

I sometimes get that wonderful sympathy between me and the audience, telling me I've reached their hearts. And when I do, the thrill is mine.

- Kate Smith

Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.

- Kate Smith

If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.

- Kate Smith

Every small town has its dramatic group, its barber-shop quartet, every home has music in one form or another.

- Kate Smith

I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.

- Kate Smith

I could see myself in a white nurse's uniform, working unnoticed for many years and at last dying, unknown, unmarried and unsung.

- Kate Smith

I have never known stage-fright at any time.

- Kate Smith

I must work hard to make my singing above reproach; there must be no faults which hard work would take care of.

- Kate Smith

Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time.

- Kate Smith

Because of my voice, speaking words which had been carefully chosen, women had used money they had set aside for other purposes to buy war bonds.

- Kate Smith

In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies or enhances them.

- Kate Smith

I vowed that whenever my family needed me, I would give up everything to go to them, no matter what. The show must go on was meaningless to me.

- Kate Smith

It's up to the audience. It always has been.

- Kate Smith