I definitely want to act and I want to sing. If those two fall through, I want to become a writer, probably, like a songwriter for other people, or a novel writer. I write a lot, and I read a lot. I like reading fiction. Right now, my favorite author is p...
Cassie Steele
The truth is, I would do anything for Alan Rudolph. If he asked me to stand on my head and spit wooden nickels, I would. I love him. I loved working with him. I did two movies before with him [ Choose Me (1984) and Songwriter (1984)], and they were some o...
Lesley Warren
I`m just a singer/songwriter and entertainer and I miss people and the energy of the crowd. When I play live it`s a lovefest with me and my audience. It`s how I get my rocks off.
Dolly Parton
The few times I saw him perform in London at UFO and the Marquee clubs during the `60s will forever be etched in my mind. He was so charismatic and such a startlingly original songwriter. Also, along with Anthony Newley, he was the first guy I`d heard to ...
David Bowie
You can laugh, but since I was a child I knew that I was going to be a well- known singer/songwriter; that was something I had no doubts about. It was almost like a prophecy.
Shakira
You know, he likes me because I`m his son. I have to go long and far to find someone who knows me just as me, rather than me the songwriter or whatever.
Paul Westerberg
You have to face the fact that I have no reputation as a composer; I have my reputation as a songwriter and a performer-and that opportunity came this summer, when I was invited to perform at the Lincoln Centre festival in New York... three nights.
Elvis Costello
You get a letter from her agency embracing you into the family that says, `It is our goal now to help you achieve your dream of being a songwriter, in John`s memory.`
Arthur Godfrey
What is qualified? What have I been qualified for in my life? I haven`t been qualified to be a mayor. I`m not qualified to be a songwriter. I`m not qualified to be a TV producer. I`m not qualified to be a successful businessman. And so, I don`t know what ...
Sonny Bono
To have a songwriter that wrote so specifically what I felt to be true... I`ve never been much of an actor either. If something is real for me, then I can do it.
Barry McGuire
The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I`ve performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, ...
Rupert Holmes
The instrumentation was a little different. A little more experimental this time. We had saxophone and trumpet and strings and piano. The other two (albums) I`ve done are more straight-up singer/songwriter. The others were real story songs and these were ...
Ann Yerger
The business today is completely different and it`s very producer driven, so that a songwriter needs to have producing chops, be a singer/songwriter, or find a singer to develop.
Cynthia Weil
The business today is completely different and it`s very producer driven, so that a songwriter needs to have producing chops, be a singer/songwriter, or find a singer to develop.
Cynthia Weil
The Bee Gees were always heavily influenced by black music. As a songwriter, it`s never been difficult to pick up on the changing styles of music out there, and soul has always been my favourite genre.
Robin Gibb
Singer-songwriter Dan Hicks has a devoted cult following, but for those who have never heard of him and his wry sense of humor, now is your chance. Time and again, Hicks is referred to as a true American original and we are happy to host this ice cool dad...
Tracy Miller
One of the things that we have going for us is that `I`m kind of an old-fashioned singer-songwriter in a really hard rock band.` There haven`t been too many combinations of that that really worked. We make good albums with good singles that appeal to a ma...
Art Alexakis
Not only was I the artist, publisher, songwriter and producer, I was also the singer, ... For every three cents Elvis made on a record, I made 45 cents.
Andy Anderson
It`s a different thing when I sit down with [Memphis songwriter and longtime collaborator] Keith Sykes or some of my buddies in Nashville. It`s more likely that I`ll actually make the appointment and I`ll have some fun and maybe at the end of the day we`l...
John Prine
It is setting goals and trying to be a business person, but at the same time not losing sight of who you are writing songs for and what your goals are as a songwriter. So believe me, if you think I`ve got it down I don`t it is a constant struggle.
Christine Lavin