"If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check"
- Mahalia Jackson
About this Quote
Mahalia Jackson is suggesting that in order to provide a real and wholehearted performance of the Christmas tune, she needs payment or a check. She is indicating that without compensation, she would not put in the effort to deliver an efficiency with authentic enthusiasm and feeling.
This quote is written / told by Mahalia Jackson between October 26, 1911 and January 27, 1972. He/she was a famous Musician from USA.
The author also have 30 other quotes.
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