Once In a Lifetime

Posted on May 13, 2004 by sheila

“Frank [Sinatra] is a singer who comes along once in a lifetime, but why did he have to come along in my lifetime?”

— Bing Crosby

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4 Responses to Once In a Lifetime

  1. Emily says:
    May 13, 2004 at 2:06 pm

    Oh, I just LOVE that one. LOVE IT!

  2. red says:
    May 13, 2004 at 3:28 pm

    Isn’t that absolutely hilarious and great??

    The best thing an artist can have is self-knowledge. That quote makes me laugh every time I read it!

  3. Michael says:
    May 13, 2004 at 4:05 pm

    I enthusiastically second Emily’s enthusiasm. What a great line.

    Thomas Sowell wrote a nice tribute to Bing that ends with this:

    Perhaps the best measure of anyone is how they treat those who can do nothing for them. When Bing Crosby was the brightest star in show business, he was protective of young singers and actors with whom he worked.

    When a young singer with whom he was singing a duet made a small slip, Crosby would immediately make a bigger booboo and say: “Oh, I messed up! Let’s do that again.” Anthony Quinn remembered how, back when he was “nobody,” Bing Crosby saved him from a bitter attack from Dorothy Lamour. That’s class.

  4. red says:
    May 14, 2004 at 9:57 am

    Michael – I LOVE that.

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