Bobby Short quotes

Once in a while, I try to sneak in something less known anyway. (Bobby Short)
Even in today's opera world, the position of the black tenor is problematic. View quote
Bobby Short
If you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come. View quote
Bobby Short
But life is tough and if you're creative, it's tougher. View quote
Bobby Short
I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did - as black performers in a white world. View quote
Bobby Short

Bobby Short

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Photo: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: September 15, 1924
Died: March 21, 2005
Quotes count: 5

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