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Music should be like making love. Sometimes you want it soft and tender, another time you want it hard and aggressive.
That's what I enjoy most about my music, that it heals in its own time and makes us look at ourselves in its own time.
I keep falling off the edge of the stage because I can't see it. I can't see my wrinkles in the mirror either, though.
Creative people have to be fed from the divine source. I have to get fed. I had to get filled up in order to pour out.
He drank his first strong liquor then to calm his shaking hand, and tried to tell himself at last he had become a man.
I have intentions as a writer, but people - when they're listening to a track - will take from it what they interpret.
More than a pleasant surprise, Danny Schmidt was no less than a revelation to me. And that's not a word I use lightly.
My mom loved to sing - and I'll go on record and say she was the worst singer ever. I'd get up and move away from her!
I'm writing constantly about all my crazy experiences across the world, so I have a lot of music I've already written.
Nashville has a great creative atmosphere. It's a small, close-knit music community that you can't find anywhere else.
It's interesting to be playing a father who's on the other side because that's not my world and not where I came from.
Today, people are more into the glitz and the glamour of everything. We don't even read the inside of records anymore.
I greet you from the other side of sorrow and despair, with a love so vast and shattered it will reach you everywhere.
May you be surrounded by friends and family, and if this is not your lot, may the blessings find you in your solitude.
I’ve seen the nations rise and fall. I’ve heard their stories, heard them all, but love’s the only engine of survival.
My dad was a bass player in a Latino band when I was growing up. So we always had musical instruments in our basement.
I'm a songwriter, and people will tell you the greatest stories about their lives, whether you want to hear it or not.
When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country.
It's great to have other people's help. Then the music gets heard. There's a lot more commercial support for that now.
The only way we know we love ourselves and the people in our life is by the agreements we are willing to make and keep
RIP George Michael. I can't believe it. Such an incredible singer and a lovely human being, far too young to leave us.
I've got a crush on you, I hope you feel the way that I do, I get a rush when I'm with you... oh I got a crush on you.
when love looks straight into your eyes return those looks and your heart will surrender to feelings never felt before
Ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no valley low enough, ain't no river wide enough, to keep me from getting to you.
Christmas comes during a season when the Earth is in its darkest time. It's a holiday for the family and for everyone.
To deserve this fate what have I ever done?... All I want is just a little piece of mind but the angels won't have it.
I love Chrissie Hynde and Mick Jagger. Someone at Capitol pointed out how much my inflections are similar to Jagger's.
I'm going to search for my star until I find it. It's hidden in the drawer of innocence, wrapped in a scarf of wonder.
I'm not trying to be philosophical, but I really think it's my job to help children. And I don't care if people laugh.
I believe in God.....I gain strength from God. I believe in Jehovah, God, very much.....I believe in God and love God.
What I enjoy most about performing is making people happy. Just to make a person smile means more to me than anything.
I just can't conceive of how a person could hate another because of skin color. I love every race on the planet earth.
For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.
Blind is not the situation when people cannot see others but when people fail to feel or sense the existence of others
Shaving your head is acceptable. It's when you start wearing toupees and brushing your hair over that things go wrong.
There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible.
People always say 'They [teens] need a good talking to.' I've never agreed with that. A kid needs a good listening to.
I can't remove the autobiographical slant from the things I write. You always bring yourself into what you're writing.
I don't think it's important for everyone necessarily, and I totally respect that because everyone writes differently.
I love the sound of breaking glass Especially when Im lonely I need the noises of destruction When theres nothing new.
No matter how good a driver you are, you have to have the right car and the right team behind you in order to succeed.
My desire to experiment comes from my attention-deficit approach to cosmetics. I just get really bored, really easily.
I'm good with telling people what I think, too, but I don't know why people are so content to treat each other poorly.
The music business is one of a few places where everything you've heard about it seems entirely cliche, but it's true.
My house borders horse farms, and I can look out my window and see the horses and the new colts. It's really peaceful.
I want America to know that you can't believe everything you hear, and nowadays, you can't believe everything you see.
There's forgiveness if you ask forgiveness, you truly repent, and you do make an honest effort not to do that anymore.
We all have that inner voice that is wise, even if we don't always follow it. It's that voice I'm trying to listen to.
Tomorrow you might get a phone call about something wonderful and you might get a phone call about something terrible.
Yeah, I'll pay your cab fare home, you can even use my best cologne, just don't be here in the morning when I wake up.