Rosemary Clooney Quotes

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

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

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

I'll keep working as long as I live because singing has taken on the feeling of joy that I had when I started, when my only responsibility was to sing well.

- Rosemary Clooney

I felt trapped and fabricated in the fifties living up to other people's expectations.

- Rosemary Clooney

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

I'm the only instrument that's got the words, so I've got to be able to get that across.

- Rosemary Clooney

So you see, you can't do everything alone.

- Rosemary Clooney