"She was the unsung hero who was quite willing to stand back and pull the strings β and though everyone thinks someone else had done it. It was like the Wizard of Oz you know... she's back there behind the curtains: "Ignore that woman behind the curtain"..."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Jews from the United StatesWomen singersSinger-songwriters from the United StatesPop singersActresses from Baltimore
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Denny Doherty
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cass_Elliot
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Cass Elliot
Cass Elliot (born Ellen Naomi Cohen; September 19, 1941 β July 29, 1974), widely known as Mama Cass, was an American singer, actress, and member of the singing group the Mamas and the Papas.
22 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Cass Elliot β
Related Quotes
"I think I would like to be a Senator or something in twenty years. I don't think I really know enough yet. I'm just 3β¦"
"Our job as entertainers is to ease some pain. So to begin with, you have to know what and where the pain is. I've nevβ¦"
"I don't think it's so important who you vote for β you vote for who you believe in. The important thing is to vote, bβ¦"
"Having the baby changed my life a lot. I don't want to go on the road, you see. It's actually a matter of economics, β¦"
"I think the unique thing about music and graphic art is as oposed to, say, acting and directing, that if you are goodβ¦"
"I hated it. Everybody'd say, "Hey, mama, what's happening?" Then came the Mamas and Papas and I was stuck with it. Anβ¦"
"I would love, in all honesty, to do another album with the Mamas and Papas sometime. I miss them. We're still friendsβ¦"
"Everything I've learned in life I've learned either by doing it or watching the changes other people go through. And β¦"
"I say, "Look, I'm here now. There must be a reason I'm here." If that's fatalistic, be that as it may. Where my work β¦"
"My advice is precisely the advice my mother gave me. If you believe you have talent, the next thing you must have is β¦"