Susannah McCorkle
Susannah McCorkle
Susannah McCorklewas an American jazz singer much admired for her direct, unadorned singing style and quiet intensity...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth1 January 1946
CountryUnited States of America
avoiding except feeling listen people totally word
Feeling totally immobilized. Can't even listen to music, except classical. Avoiding people so word won't get around how down I am." ()
deeply felt people personal tender
People will always need love, romance, a tender touch, and really personal and deeply felt music." ()
believe bears illness
Please believe that I do this because I am convinced that my illness cannot be helped for any length of time and I cannot bear to be a burden on anyone any longer.
beautiful song feelings
Thank God for beautiful songs about feeling despair when you yourself are in despair. They really get us through.
kids heart honestly
If you sing honestly and sincerely to kids, they will respond with all their hearts.
careers long oblivion
I'm very happy to have a small, long, career instead of one big hit and then oblivion.
bruised
Somebody called me a 'bruised romantic' once, and I like that.
holiday singing desire
I had no desire to become a singer until I heard Billie Holiday. The first time I heard her on a record, it was a revelation. She sounded like a woman singing about herself.
fate albums artistic
I have complete artistic control, and I just do my best album every time and trust it to fate.
kids bombarded-by worry
I worry about kids and all they are exposed to. Kids get so bombarded with hard, commercial sounds. They don't even have a chance to develop the softer part of themselves without fear of being ridiculed.
past magazines may
It may be that my most helpful contributions to music aren't my compact discs but my articles about other great singers of the past for American Heritage magazine.
song people way
If I love a song I hope to find a way to get other people to love it too.
dance men romance
When I dance, I love the romance and sexiness of it, and love having it be clear to both dancers that the man leads! But the man has to know what he's doing!