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You're not going to see your dreams come true if you don't put wings, legs, arms, hands, and feet on 'em.
Well, my smile's pretty hard to miss, considering I'm a gal who likes her lipstick-the redder the better.
You're no Elvis Presley, I'm no Marilyn Monroe, but I do think you're sexy, just thought I'd tell you so.
I've tried different things through the years to get some play on mainstream. I'll try to tailor-make it.
A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following
I could have been more famous if I did all the glitzy things, but celebrity always seemed so unnecessary.
I just keep going. When the water's too still, I start splashing around and things jump out of the water.
I love to leave the interpretation of my music up to the listener. It's fun to see what they'll say it is
Long as I was riding in a big Cadillac and dressed nice and had plenty of food, that's all I cared about.
I don't think that village idea of actually knowing what you're contributing to the whole exists anymore.
I need therapy after writing. It's like leaking blood from a stone. It's brutally difficult but worth it.
The right pair of shoes can change the feel of an outfit, and even change how a woman feels about herself
If prolific is writing a lot of songs, I'm that. If it's writing a lot of good songs, I'm something else.
But you've got to be tough when consumed by desire, cause it's not enough just to stand outside the fire.
I think we can only ultimately change the world by example and by fearlessly embracing what could happen.
I don't think there's a back lot here in Hollywood anymore that has those streets, like a French Quarter.
My inspirations include the Beatles - love, love, love them - Elton John, Carole King, and Stevie Wonder.
Generally, my writing is influenced by living, by absorbing everything that happens to me and my actions.
I wasnt thinking of the longevity of any of my songs, but I am extremely pleased with the lasting effect.
I mean, there's times to rock and roll, and I love that too. But I think my first love is acoustic music.
When the mighty chains of darkness had me on the ropes, everyone said quit now, that's when I found hope.
Clapton asked my brother to play on his record. I thought that was the most wonderful thing in the world.
When you travel on a bus with guys who love all kinds of music, you get exposed to some great stuff, man.
All of us should be involved in our own futures to create a world that our children will want to live in.
Honestly, being in a band with two guys has prepared me so much for when it's time for me to get married!
I make up my own mind in light of available facts, with my own experience and a sense of personal ethics.
You're only human. Let's break free of this gravity of judgment And fly high on the wings of forgiveness.
I certainly wouldn't want a song that I'd already written to be used on a commercial. That seems strange.
How long can you hear someone crying - how long can you hear someone dying - before you ask yourself why?
Its a little gross to put yourself in every song. I mean, how interesting do people really think you are?
Being British, I don't really have a way of expressing myself in conversation. Music transcends language.
My parents are still together. I have two sisters. I travel the world and they are the people I speak to.
I haven't had the difficulties in my life that other people have had. I didn't have an unhappy childhood.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you gotta do is call, and I'll be there, 'cause you've got a friend.
I'm trying to look at my blessings and how amazingly well against all odds things have turned out for me.
I don't make decisions with my head anymore. If I don't get the go ahead with my gut, I usually back out.
There are so few people that wake up every day and go do something that they dont dread... Im very lucky.
When I joined the Truckers, I was 21 and riding in the van with guys who were a generation older than me.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon would often write a song a day, so I have the same workmanlike philosophy.
Well, I won't give up on us, Even if the skies get rough I'm giving you all my love, I'm still looking up
Being a human means waking up in this world, where we all have to work and slog to put food on the table.
I remember when Kriss Kross came out! I was round about the same age, or maybe a couple of years younger.
Maybe I'm too young to keep good love from going wrong, but tonight you're on my mind, so you never know.
We might depend on each other a bit too much and use that as a crutch, but it's not entirely a bad thing.
When you are signed to a major label, everyone wants to have a say in who you are and what you are doing.
It's important to cultivate a tolerance and patience with uncomfortable feelings. It's best to feel them.
A nutritionist has told me to have very little butter and very little spices, but I can't live like that.
I've been enjoying playing with fashion - gold grills and diamond grills have just become a part of that.
And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.
Dad had a way of defining himself. He couldn't put his finger on whether it was rock 'n' roll or country.