Jimmy Scott Quotes

• I grew to see my affliction as my gift. When I sang, I soared. I could soar higher than all those hurts aimed at my heart. All I needed was the courage to be me.

  Jimmy Scott

  Inspirational, Hurt, Heart

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• There were times, I could say, later in the career, that I wished that my voice would be deeper for materials that I might've wanted to select to do. But that's the style of my voice. There's nothing I can do about the heighth of my voice. And so I learned to deal with it.

  Jimmy Scott

  Careers, Voice, Style

  "'Fresh Air' Remembers Jazz Singer Jimmy Scott". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. June 16, 2014.

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