Edith Piaf
Edith Piaf
Édith Piaf; 19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963; born Édith Giovanna Gassion) was a French cabaret singer, songwriter and actress who became widely regarded as France's national chanteuse, as well as being one of France's greatest international stars...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth19 December 1915
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
Edith Piaf quotes about
song children eye
I always thought my days spent in darkness [as a child she had cataracts and was unable to see for nearly four years] gave me a very special sensitivity. Much later, when I really wanted to hear, really 'see' a song, I'd close my eyes, and when I wanted to bring it out of the very depths of myself, out of my guts, out of my belly, when the song had to come from far away, I'd close my eyes.
earth longer singing
For me, singing is a way of escaping. It's another world. I'm no longer on earth.
hear sing whatever
Tell me what you'd like to hear me sing. I'll sing whatever you like, after which I'll take up a collection, if you don't mind.
addiction drug hell
Drugs are a carnival in hell.
mind earth coming-back
I wouldn't mind at all coming back to earth after my death.
Death is the beginning of something.
impossible mediocre ifs
To sing is to bring to life; impossible if the words are mediocre, however good the music.
sleep waste wasting-time
For me, sleeping is a waste of time. I'm afraid to sleep. It's a form of death.
lying dont-lie i-dont-lie
I don't lie; I improve on my life.
want wanting-to-die old-lady
I don't want to die an old lady.
doe
Death does not exist.
song feelings one-day
I've always wanted to sing, just as I've always known that one day I would have my own niche in the annals of song. It was a feeling I had.
loses
Money? How did I lose it? I never did lose it. I just never knew where it went.
I'm sure that I've already been dead.