Rosemary Clooney Quotes


"When Bob came through Cincinnati, he wanted a girl singer to be on his show. There was a local contest, and my sister and I entered, but Bob said, Gee, I wouldn't break up the team."
- Rosemary Clooney
(Related: Sister)

"I'm the only instrument that's got the words, so I've got to be able to get that across."
- Rosemary Clooney
(Related: Words)

"I loved downers, almost any kind. Loved the colors of them. Loved them yellow... I did. I would just have a bouquet in my hands at night."
- Rosemary Clooney
(Related: Colors, Night)

"I just would like to keep singing. As soon as I'm not singing well, I hope that I know it, so that I can get off the stage and leave what I have done. I hope I'll know, and if I don't, I hope somebody tells me."
- Rosemary Clooney
(Related: Hope, Singing)

"I felt trapped and fabricated in the fifties living up to other people's expectations."
- Rosemary Clooney
(Related: People, Expectations, Living)

"I remember Mitch Miller saying every week, This rock and roll stuff will never last. But one doesn't like to bring that up to Mitch."
- Rosemary Clooney
(Related: Saying, Will)

"So you see, you can't do everything alone."
- Rosemary Clooney