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Every artist is a cannibal/every poet is a thief/all kill for inspiration/and then sing about the grief.
I grew up listening to Frank Sinatra, riding in the car with my grandpa, and I was just intrigued by it.
I was taking singing lessons, and they'd say, 'Your voice is too hoarse. You have to do more exercises.'
I used to play the piano in the band, and so there's some horrendous scenes of me playing the keyboards.
I've always stayed pretty fit. I felt I needed to give myself energy by exercising and things like that.
What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley Pride, country singer. Period.
I've never compromised who I am not ever. If I've gotten anywhere in my life it's been on my own merits.
In 2000, I fell in love. I had never felt anything like that before in my life. It kind of took me over.
Everybody needs that one person that takes you to the right place to see all the positives in your life.
When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?'
When I first came out there was no such thing as Twitter or Facebook. And the blogs! Like, what is that?
I don't want to believe my own hype. I want to stay hungry and stay eager and be the best that I can be.
You can say, 'Put your hands up.' And 30,000 people put their hands up. It's one of the craziest things.
I have a good time performing for girls. I think the guys will come when I grow up musically. We'll see.
I write about everything that happens in my life, whether or not the songs actually are released or not.
One of the things that I learned at a very young age is the power of a parent's words to their children.
With his blessings from above, serve it generously with love. One man, one wife, one love, through life.
There's a statue of Jimmy Stewart in the Hollywood Wax Museum, and the statue talks better than he does.
No, as an artist, you have to be free to explore all the corners of your heart. There are no boundaries.
I moved my family down to Miami to stay with my father-in-law, Jack, for a while. Best move I ever made.
We satisfy our endless needs and justify our bloody deeds in the name of destiny and in the name of God.
I don't want to discount talent and ability, but I still maintain that a lot of it is just sheer desire.
I'm certainly not thrilled with everything the Eagles did, but there are some things I'm quite proud of.
The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will become.
And me, myself personally, in order for there to be any kind of longevity there's gotta be some history.
You couldn't even write me a paper about the roles you would dream of playing in modern musical theatre.
I was training to be an electrician. I suppose I got wired the wrong way round somewhere along the line.
I respect Drake not only as a creative person but as a business mind as well. I think Drake's important.
It's not essential for me to have a big debut week; it's not essential for me to have big radio records.
When the world outside my arms is pulling us apart, press your lips to mine and hold me with your heart.
Connie Smith and I have worked a lot of shows together in the past, and it will be nice to do that again
We didn't have electricity when I was a kid. We had to watch TV by candlelight. No, that's a silly joke.
If you've got a good melody and a good story married together, that's a good sign for hit-song material.
That's what we grew up with - the good songs, the good lyrics, the good big-band stuff. I miss that era.
Well, we all know that self-esteem comes from what you think of you, not what other people think of you.
There are people we look up to, like Lady Gaga and what she's built. She's not afraid to own who she is.
Yes I got into things with girls who only liked me because of who I was. But I learnt my lesson quickly.
I know I'm not gonna please everybody when I make a record. I don't let that affect any of my decisions.
I could endure hard times thanks to my fans that stood by me. I decided that I wouldn't disappoint them.
You gotta step up your bars! Look, I run two labels. I sing. I dance. I don't spend all my time rapping.
It was crazy... working with Ne-Yo. Everything was such a blur, and I was just a fangirl the whole time.
The rollercoaster has its ups and downs, loops and twists but enjoy the ride. We are all on it together.
But I love singing live. Nothing beats the feeling of going out on stage and going, 'I can really sing.'
People like Duran Duran were a big production but it was a nothingness. That's just my personal opinion.
You may not know it, but at the far end of despair, there is a white clearing where one is almost happy.
I always encourage my promoter to see if we can go someplace new. And he'll go, 'OK, how about Armenia?'
Well, we have this place in Telluride, Colorado. It's somewhere I can just get away and relax and think.
If there ever has been any confusion about my sexuality, then you are someone that doesn't even know me!
Lyrically I address loads of things that I've never talked about before, about me or about other people.
I think that new communications are wonderful and I am delighted to be a part of the Internet generation