Marlena Shaw Quotes

I didn’t know anything about the music business. I was trying to make money for the weekend. I had my kids at that point. My girlfriends and I were at this joint and after a couple of beers they said, “you can sing better than that. Ask the man if you can sing.” This was in Springfield, Massachusetts at the Famous Star. I was 19 or 20 years old then. The guy playing the piano, Jim Arqiro – his trio has played with Susan Anton, he conducted for me when I was with Sammy Davis Jr. He was playing “All Of Me” in the wrong key. I walked over and played the piano in the right key. We laugh about that now.
Marlena Shaw

Learn the piano, because not all of you will become rock stars. Yes, learn an instrument, because it will help you with your own keys, your own arrangements, and you won’t always be at the mercy of the musicians. You’ve got to get to know something about what you’re doing. Not everyone knows how to help you.
Marlena Shaw