You knew after eight bars that you were hearing something just absolutely new and unique.

- Jo Stafford

The world is a pile of grunge.

- Jo Stafford

Songs suffer at the mercy of the performer.

- Jo Stafford

Whatever fame came did so not because I sought it.

- Jo Stafford

I'll probably never put out another album because I'm a tough critic of my work, and I don't think I could come up to those standards any more.

- Jo Stafford

I just learned my lyrics and tried not to bump into the trumpet player. That was my philosophy.

- Jo Stafford

Songwriting is an art unto itself, not to be confused with performing.

- Jo Stafford

I had a very unusual contract. Most artists actually pay for their record dates and it comes out of their royalties. I paid for nothing.

- Jo Stafford

When rock music came in, I wasn't bitter about it. I was puzzled.

- Jo Stafford