I vowed that whenever my family needed me, I would give up everything to go to them, no matter what. The show must go on was meaningless to me.
Kate Smith

I was always daydreaming about singing in big productions on Broadway.
Kate Smith

Ice cream was my undoing, and six chocolate milk shakes in a row were nothing to me at one time.
Kate Smith

If rock-and-roll is well done, there's nothing so terribly wrong with that kind of music. But the lyrics are another story.
Kate Smith

In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.
Kate Smith

In nearly all ballads, the words set the mood and meaning, while the music intensifies or enhances them.
Kate Smith

Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity.
Kate Smith

It became obvious in 1957 that I was endangering my health by carrying so much weight.
Kate Smith

It is important that the audience should understand every syllable of every word, for only then can they grasp the meaning of the song.
Kate Smith

It's up to the audience. It always has been.
Kate Smith

Many people submit to excessive appetites without realizing that they do not need to eat so much food.
Kate Smith

Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women.
Kate Smith

Most of the people who act and sing do so for their own pleasure and that of their friends and family.
Kate Smith

My singing is part of me, like my stoutness, or my light hair, or my poor eyesight.
Kate Smith

Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women.
Kate Smith

Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.
Kate Smith

There's no second chance on stage, and I was trained to make the most of my first chance.
Kate Smith

This nation loves singing and loves acting.
Kate Smith