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I've found just the right amount of balance in my life. I'm this pop artist in America, but I'm also Malaysian. And I'm also Muslim.
I didn't want to be a cheerleader, and when you're young and you're blonde that's kind of thrust upon you whether you like it or not.
I feel like pain is the quickest way to relate to someone because everybody has been through that and everybody has had a heartbreak.
There's a lot of music that sounds like it's literally computer-generated, totally divorced from a guy sitting down at an instrument.
At a major label you can start to feel that you're working for them, and that any work you do, you're never going to see any benefit.
Sometimes I get, "Have you ever thought about doing real music?" I like to think the music I do is real, it just happens to be funny.
Being a sensitive empath is a beautiful thing as an artist, and it fosters a deep burning curiosity about why we do the things we do.
I don't believe in bad. I believe in relativity. The only way we can know what we call good is if there's also something we call bad.
If you were to say to me that you needed a romantic and sentimental song in four hours, I would have that song written in four hours.
For me, doing a show, the excitement of singing live, and the possibility that you're not gonna be perfect - that's the thrill of it.
I don't have a ton of friends, but the friends I have are great ones. I don't have huge family, but the family I have is a great one.
Growing up I used to love bands like Free and ELO and the Rolling Stones. When Robert Plant got in touch it made perfect sense to me.
I have never done any other job. I have sung in bands since I was 15. I left school completely unqualified. I have no other training.
The thing with me is, I'm both untidy and I hate mess. But I'm not untidy in communal spaces, like living rooms. My bedroom is havoc.
Since I travel so much, it's always great to be home. There's nothing like getting to raid my own refrigerator at two in the morning.
I know how it feels to go into a studio to start a record, and eight weeks later it's finished. I know how an intense schedule feels.
Then I show up steady ready and proud and I find I've forgotten how to talk out loud. Isn't it just like you to bring me to my knees?
Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, there's nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends.
Sometimes life's so much cooler when you just don't know any better and all the painful lessons have not hammered your head open yet.
The fact that I was a junkie for a long time is only one slice of my own personal pie, which is made up of a lot of different slices.
I would consider him definitely one of my very best friends and I know he feels the same about me. We have a lot of love and respect.
We'll have these people hang out with us while we're doing our touring, and talk to them and let them speak their piece to the world.
Basically, I think you need two things to get by in this world: a sense of humor and the ability to laugh when your ego is destroyed.
I've written quite a variety of songs, everything from kids songs to political satire, and my dad covered a fairly large range, also.
My dad was a drummer for The Mamas & The Papas, and his mother was in the jazz world, so music has always been very much in my blood.
People are like, 'Well, she doesn't know the Sex Pistols.' Why would I know that stuff? Look how young I am. That stuff's old, right?
I write the vocals last, because I wanted to invent the music first and push the music to the level that I had to compete against it.
Yeah, I'm old as the hills and you would think I'd be out to pasture someplace because I've done everything, but nothing has changed.
These eyes weren't made for crying, this love wasn't made to waste. These arms weren't made for battle, but to share in your embrace.
If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
My daughter very independent. But if she's upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She's great - a real tough cookie.
I wish America would spend even half as much time complaining about plastics in our oceans as we do about actresses' plastic surgery.
Suddenly life has new meaning to me, there's beauty up above and things we never take notice of, you wake up suddenly you're in love.
When it comes to soul, Dennis Marcellino redefines the term. His remarkable tone and feel are full of passion and soulful expression.
90% of the divorces are initiated by women. That is really odd. Why? What's going on? What's the great discontent at the heart of it?
If for instance, in a board meeting, if you have an idea, it better be a good idea, or you're not going to get everybody's attention.
I think people must wonder how a white girl like me became a blues guitarist. The truth is, I never intended to do this for a living.
Warren Street was at the high end of the New Romantic scene. They were mostly college art students and people who knew top designers.
The first thing I think of when I think about coming to Las Vegas and playing is always Elvis; its always the first thing on my mind.
Colorado is an oasis, an otherworldly mountain place. I've played so many shows in Colorado that I think I'm the Colorado house band.
I'm an out and out basic man and AC/DC are one of the best rock'n'roll bands in the world, doing things just to the basics, you know.
The cool thing about doing a voice-over into a different language is that you get to bring the character of your own culture into it.
If anyone asks you what kind of music you play, tell him 'pop.' Don't tell him 'rock'n'roll' or they won't even let you in the hotel.
I've always thought of myself as being a warrior. When you actually have a battle, it's better than when you don't know who to fight.
I'm a suck-it-up-and-move-on kind of person. Every day is a new day, and you'll never be able to find happiness if you don't move on.
I think kids relate to me because I have some ability to remain a little bit naive. Even during interviews. Mostly during interviews.
I can remember sittin' in a cafe when I first started in rodeo, and waitin' until somebody got done so I could finish what they left.
My father's family were Italian ice cream men, and the knowledge was passed on, so I ran an ice cream van while I was dating my wife.
My heroes were gospel blues players like Blind Willie Johnson, Charley Patton, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, not whoever was number one.
I don't get the airplay that one in my position deserves. 'Twist and Shout' gets more airplay than 'The Twist,' and that's not right.