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Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
American Musician
Born: Feb 6, 1950
Died: Dec 31, 2015
Father Life Me People Think You
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My father led by example. He wasn't much of a talker - he walked life. Natalie Cole
Life Father Example He Talker Led Walked Much
People said when I started, 'Why don't you just copy your father's style?' I had to be myself, singing my songs in my own way. Natalie Cole
Myself You People Father Singing Style Own Way My Own Had Songs Said Just Your Why Started Copy
I feel enough distance from the person I used to be. I'm not ashamed about my life anymore, because I've learnt from it. Natalie Cole
Life My Life Enough Distance About Feel Because Learnt Person Anymore Ashamed Used
I think that talented people really do have insecurities, and that is one of the things that kind of motivates them, because that's one thing they know they're good at. And when they're up on that stage, you can do no wrong. The audience is yours; they're there to see you. Natalie Cole
Good You People Stage Think Kind One Of The Things Insecurities One Thing See Wrong Talented Talented People Know Because Audience Motivates Up Them Really Yours Thing Things
I'm a born-again Christian. I was raised Episcopalian - I've always been of a Christian faith, but I became much more active in it when I married my first husband, Marvin. I changed from Episcopalian to Baptist. Natalie Cole
Faith Husband First Active Christian Changed Married Born-Again More Became Always Been Baptist Much Episcopalian Christian Faith Raised
I still love recording and still love the stage, but like my dad, I have the most fun when I am in front of that glorious orchestra or that kick-butt big band. Natalie Cole
Love Recording Big Glorious Band Stage Like Most Big Band Am Still Front Orchestra Fun Dad
Losing people is dark, but some things you just have to accept. Natalie Cole
You People Dark Losing Some Some Things Accept Just Things
When I sang my father's songs in concert, that was all people wanted to hear. I was always asking myself, 'Can I measure up?' Natalie Cole
Myself People Father All People Songs Concert Always Hear Up Wanted Asking Sang Measure
Physically, I've seen a change in my life. No, I haven't had a face lift or anything like that. I've grown. That's God's countenance. Natalie Cole
Life God Change Face My Life Seen Physically Lift Countenance Had Like Anything Grown
I've always adored my father's music, but ever since I'd started singing, whether it was while I was still a student at the University of Massachusetts or professionally, I avoided Dad's material. Natalie Cole
Music Father Singing Adored Student Since Massachusetts Always Material Still Whether While Avoided Dad Professionally Ever Started University
I was madly in love with Elvis Presley. Dad wasn't into it at all, at least not for himself as a performer. He used to say, 'Mr. Cole does not rock n' roll.' Natalie Cole
Love Elvis Elvis Presley Say Madly He Performer Himself Does Rock Least Rock-N-Roll Roll Used Dad
I was determined to create my own identity. My first hits, in fact, were straight-up rhythm and blues. My voice was compared to Aretha Franklin's - though, for my money, no one compares to Aretha. Natalie Cole
Money First Own Though Franklin Determined My Own Voice Fact Aretha No-One Identity Were Hits Blues In Fact Rhythm Create Compared Compares
By the time I approached my forties, I had the self-assurance to approach all the genres I love so deeply: R & B, rock, jazz, and pop. Natalie Cole
Love Time Jazz Approach Had Genres Rock Forties Pop Deeply By The Time
I'd sometimes fly for 14 hours, then go straight to dialysis. I spent a little time being tired, but we managed. I'm not a pity-party person. Natalie Cole
Time Tired Sometimes Fly Spent Hours Go Person Being Little Straight Then Little Time
Like my father, I don't want to see anyone mistreated, anything like that. I'm very racial-conscious because my father had a lot of, you know, challenges in the area of race. I'm very sensitive to that kind of issue. Natalie Cole
You Challenges Father Kind See Area Had Like Know Because Mistreated Issue Lot Very Want Anyone Anything Sensitive Race
I was going to college to be a doctor. Natalie Cole
Doctor College Going
I don't think anyone can measure up to what my father had achieved. I'm just happy to at least play some of his music, but he is really the one who was the pioneer, the one who started all this. He's really The King. Natalie Cole
Music Happy Father King Think Some Had He Least His Up Pioneer Just Achieved Anyone Really Measure Who Play Started
I like Kelly Rowland, I think that she's great. It's hard to come out of the group of Destiny's Child and still kick some butt. Natalie Cole
Great Group Think Kick Destiny Out Some Come Like She Still Child Hard Butt Kelly
I'm just really, really thankful. I'm thankful to the doctors; I'm thankful to the family that donated the kidney. Natalie Cole
Thankful Family Doctors Kidney Donated Just Really
A lot of people want to donate a kidney, but they're not in a position to because they have health issues of their own, and a lot of people need them. That's why the list is long and it takes a long time. Natalie Cole
Time Health People Long Long Time Own Kidney Takes Because Issues Lot Donate List Want Them Why Need Position
When you make your living as a singer, you have to go where the gigs are. Natalie Cole
You Living Gigs Singer Make Go Where Your
Even when I had no money, I spent everything I had on clothes. Natalie Cole
Money Clothes Everything Spent Had Even
If you don't shop smart, you get a little trendy. Natalie Cole
You Smart Trendy Get Shop Little
I thank my dad for leaving me such a wonderful, wonderful heritage. Natalie Cole
Me Wonderful Heritage Leaving Thank Dad
I felt that if I'm serious about acting, I would like people to see me as an actress. It's less of a stretch if I'm singing, unless I'm playing a character who sings. Natalie Cole
Character Me People Singing Unless Would See About Like Felt Sings Acting Less Who Serious Actress Playing Stretch
One of these days, I'd like to put together a revue of all my music, which would probably turn into a marathon. There's a couple of hit songs from almost every phase of my career. At the same time, visually, if you don't handle it properly, it could be a cacophony of craziness, because there's just so many different kinds of music. Natalie Cole
Music Time You Together Different Kinds Every Would Kinds Properly Could Songs Put Almost Days Like Couple Because Hit Handle Same Just Same Time Different Which Craziness Turn Many Marathon Phase Career
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