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It's probably easier for rappers as far as a respect level. 'Cause with singers, the powers that be tend to feel that we're stupid.
That's what I try to do, my wife and I, we try to, not shelter them [kids], but still not contribute to the delinquency of a minor.
[After a poor prognosis for recovery from her doctor following her 1990 bus accident] I said if it is up to me, I'm going to be OK.
Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.
Jerry Garcia used to take his paints on the road. I don't do that. Either I'm a singer or a painter. I'm not good at multi-tasking.
A great day for me is not getting out of bed. I like to see how many snacks I can eat..and how many really bad TV shows I can watch
We've more important studies than your fantasies and fears You know that rock's been perched up there for a hundred thousand years.
I'm in the Dance Band on the Titanic Singing "Nearer my God to thee" and the icebergs on the starboard bow Won't you dance with me?
I truly believe that when you've found the one you're searching for, you become a better version of yourself. You're better for it.
Some people think electronic music is cold, but I think that has more to do with the people listening than the actual music itself.
I think a show is for fun, and the thing about playing live is that you make mistakes, and that's what's sort of exciting about it.
It's in my music, and its on my mind all the time. To spread love, healing peace and joy is my mission in life - and so I speak up.
This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it.
The sides are steep and the nights are long and cold down in the hole, light and love and the world above mean nothing to the mole.
All these people that want to make me out as part of Generation X had better watch out, or they're going to get X'd out themselves.
I try to find nice chord changes, that's how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song, knock it into shape.
I've been recording since 1993. It was a hobby for six of those years. In 1999, I decided to do it full time and take it seriously.
I'm just being myself. To me, that people are interested in Jenni, not necessarily the artist, but the woman... it amazes me still.
I think Im different from a lot of singer-songwriters because some of my favorite singer-songwriters told stories. Like John Prine.
Yes, I am a pirate, two hundred years to late. Cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder, I'm an over forty victim of fate.
It is an eternal truth in the political as well as the mystical body, that where one member suffers, all the members suffer with it
I think if my father was a truck driver, I would have wanted to share the beauty that was there. He just happens to be Johnny Cash.
My first big break came with Lauryn Hill on a track called Everything is Everything, I played piano on that track way back in 1998.
I am constantly asked why I never made other films after 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' the answer is I was never asked.
One day, I just decided I'm ready to go. So I went down with my guitar and sat on the front steps of Sam Phillips recording studio.
I write in English first, and then I translate to Spanish. I've always felt more comfortable with the English side of things first.
I don't do any songs that I'm sick of now - sometimes even songs that I request. If I'm sick of 'em I don't do 'em even for myself.
I see my writing happening more naturally. Just to relax into it and capture all of the good stuff in a calm and connected fashion.
The right scent can make you feel a little more stylish, but it should never eclipse who you are. It should complement who you are.
There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.
Albums are like diaries. You go through phases, technically and emotionally, and they reflect the state that you're in at the time.
I think it's really important to always own up to the things that you're not good at and the feelings that you have which are ugly.
I'm excited about representing my gender, but at the same time it doesn't matter. I wouldn't say my gender has been a disadvantage.
I still watch 'Idol,' and it's still the No. 1 show, so obviously I'm not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained.
We got a gay following around the time we started using camp dancers who were stripped to the waist in cycling shorts and aviators.
Dear heart, I promissed you i'd take it slow. Dear love, I know I swore on everything I own. But I can resist...it's just one kiss.
When I was thirty, and a long time after that, I felt like I had to leave home to do what I had to do. Now, it's just the opposite.
In Scotland, Dad grew courgettes which were the size of my leg. I'd step into the garden and it was like 'The Day of the Triffids.'
I love to sing and I really love to write, but in terms of being onstage, I'm not that comfortable, which I think is sort of clear.
It's important for any artist - particularly female artists - to feel completely comfortable and to know what they're trying to do.
I am not trying to change the world. I am just offering my gift that God gave me, and if somebody is moved by it, that's beautiful.
For the last few years, it's been so chic for everybody to be miserable. Like if you're in with the cool crowd, you can't be happy.
I never really liked poetry readings; I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group.
My dad is Greek and my mum Jamaican. My grandparents brought me up for most of my childhood, but I saw my mum and dad all the time.
I grew up with the Grand Ole Opry, Dottie West, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens... not realizing it was influencing me as much as it was.
I have always been a singer/songwriter and I was pushed in places I didn't want to do, like pop or top forty. I don't belong there.
I've got a good imagination, so I can see someone arguing over a parking ticket and imagine they're getting a divorce or something.
Picture being forced to talk endlessly about your feelings and listen and care when what you needed was just to get something done.
Two things to remember in life: take care of your thoughts when you are alone, and take are of your words when you are with people.
I wouldn't have dared ask God for all that He's given me. I couldn't have done it on my own. I thank God every day for what I have.