Nat King Cole Quotes - BrainyQuote

American - Musician March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965 See also: Quotes about Nat King Cole

I'm an interpreter of stories. When I perform it's like sitting down at my piano and telling fairy stories.

Down Sitting Like Fairy

Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.

Me Smoking People Stop

Primarily I'm a meat man, although once in a while I toy with a few vegetables.

Man Food Vegetables Meat

The only sport I'm not interested in is horse racing. That's because I don't know the horses personally.

Horse Racing Know Not Interested

Music is emotional, and you may catch a musician in a very unemotional mood or you may not be in the same frame of mind as the musician. So a critic will often say a musician is slipping.

Music You Mind Mood

I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.

Music Business Money Purpose

I'm not playing for other musicians. We're trying to reach the guy who works all day and wants to spend a buck at night. We'll keep him happy.

Day Night Happy Musicians

People don't slip. Time catches up with them.

Time People Up Them

For years the Trio did nothing but play for musicians and other hip people. We practically starved to death.

Death People Nothing Musicians

There's just one thing I can't figure out. My income tax!

Money Just Tax One Thing

I am an American citizen and feel I am entitled to the same rights as any other citizen.

I Am Feel American Rights

If I could read it, I could play it.

Play If I Could Read Could

The people who know nothing about music are the ones always talking about it.

Music People Nothing Know

I am famous because I am an African American jazz artist.

I Am Artist Jazz American

I'm a musician at heart, I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.

Heart Know Real Singer

Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.

Free Get Critics Buy

I can't bear to see myself even in movies. The feeling is complex. I can't stand the sight of myself.

Myself Feeling Movies Stand

I make no claim to being a business genius. You can make so much money in this business that it loses its value.

Business Money You Value

I may be helping to bring harmony between people through my music.

Music People Harmony Through

I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers.

Myself Down Wonder Help

I was a guinea pig for some hoodlums who thought they could hurt me and frighten me and keep other Negro entertainers from the South.

Me Hurt Thought Some

I'm proud of our court. It knocks back a lot of the propaganda the Communists put out about the way America treats her Negroes.

Proud Way Back America

It's not the people in the South who create racial problems - it's the people who are governing.

People Problems Create Racial

Only time, education and plenty of good schooling will make anti-segregation work.

Work Education Good Time

The only prejudice I've found anywhere in TV is in some advertising agencies, and there isn't so much prejudice as just fear.

Fear Advertising Prejudice Some

The sheriff is at the cash register, and if I don't get a hit soon, I don't know what I'll do.

Know Get Soon Cash

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