Patti Page quotes

Patti Page was an American singer, renowned for her smooth vocal style and hit songs such as "Tennessee Waltz." One of the best-selling female artists of the 1950s, she greatly influenced popular music and country crossover genres. She earned numerous awards throughout her career and is remembered as "The Singin' Rage." Here are 12 of her quotes:

My music was called plastic, antiseptic, placid.

Patti Page

What I like about singing is that, for me, it's a substitute for the psychiatrist's couch.

Patti Page

Each song, you're telling a story and acting.

Patti Page

I think that one of Elvis' charms was that he could sing almost any kind of music. I am sure that in his heart, which I don't know what was there, but just from his singing I could feel that he was very partial to gospel music.

Patti Page

I always thought that Elvis could have been a great actor, and that he was put in a lot of unimportant movies when he could have done a lot of great ones.

Patti Page

I was a kid from Oklahoma who never wanted to be a singer, but was told I could sing. And things snowballed.

Patti Page

Being able to sing all these years has helped me handle life's tragedies.

Patti Page

I'm sure there are a lot of things I should have done differently. But I don't think I've stepped on anyone along the way. If I have, I didn't mean to.

Patti Page

On the radio I listen to the easy-listening stations, the jazz stations.

Patti Page

A lot of the music, and especially rap, I don't understand.

Patti Page