Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ruth Brown

I was trying to do Billie Holiday, because she was the voice to be heard at that time.

Ruth Brown

Unfortunately, the young generation, who I believe have their own place in the sun like I had mine; but I wish it was possible there were other ways to have them understand this music was here before they came, and the reason that it was here.

Michael Bolton

I kept looking to do songs that were written years ago and would live or outlive all of us, and the one thing they had in common was Sinatra.

Michael Bolton

It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.

Michael Bolton

A lot of the greatest compositions were made famous by Sinatra.

Peter Steele

If they weren't laughing with me, okay; if they want to laugh at me it's better than nothing.

Perry Como

But when they needed love or help or had a problem of any kind, they could always go to Roselle because she was always there for them. That was not always the case with me.

Perry Como

But we do have a golf course near by and I play fairly regularly.

Perry Como

For the amount of talent I had - and I couldn't dance, act, or tell a joke - I enjoyed a tremendous career.

Peabo Bryson

I like that sense of we're all on the same page and trying to get the job done.

Peabo Bryson

If you think about it, Aretha did basically the same things that I do.

Peabo Bryson

There weren't any white people in this country who didn't know who Gladys Knight was. Or the Pips were, as far as that's concerned.

The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier.

Reba McEntire

I think they want to keep it separate, but I've never been a crossover artist for some reason.

Rick Derringer

We played all of the songs on the first Johnny Winter AND every day before we recorded them, so that when we got in the studio, it was totally easy, as we knew exactly what we wanted to do.

Rick Derringer

Brenda did some little vocal arrangements for us and she got to sing as well. So, we're happy to be able to work together and that's another reason why we look forward to doing more of these.

Rick Derringer

Johnny was great in the studio; he was there to make the music that he wanted to make. We lived right beside each other and had a rehearsal studio that was just ours, with nobody else using it, it was part of Johnny's house, so we could rehearse every day.

Rick Derringer

I've always been a guy who's pretty supportive, its just my nature, so I came in to the situation with the attitude that I wanted to support Johnny and make it work.

Rick Derringer

The first time I heard Johnny play at the Fillmore East, I wasn't really impressed. He had come on the scene with everybody telling me how great he was, and I didn't hear it.

Richie Sambora

I want the people of New Jersey to jump off a cliff like Kurt Vonnegut so I can show them how to fly. This way, nobody needs to grow any wings, which would be impossible anyway because we're humans and not some kind of bird.

Richard Marx

I understand that, but this disc shows the type of music that I've always liked and wanted to make.

Richard Marx

I really didn't have any plans to record prior to doing My Own Best Enemy.

Richard Marx

As a songwriter, there's nothing better than winning Song Of The Year. But I couldn't really celebrate, because it wasn't right. Luther wasn't standing next to me, to receive the award.

Richard Marx

I don't think I've ever laid out a batch of songs that pick myself apart the way that these do.

Richard Marx

It never ceases to amaze me that I get to do this for a living.

Ricky Nelson

Just believe in what you're doing, and keep doing it.

Richard Stallman

The reason that a good citizen does not use such destructive means to become wealthier is that, if everyone did so, we would all become poorer from the mutual destructiveness.

Mahalia Jackson

Anybody that sings the blues is in a deep pit, yelling for help.

Phil Anselmo

This is the band I always wanted to be in.

Jack Irons

We had all remained good friends, but musically Hillel felt he was growing in their direction and they were having more success than What Is This.

Chris Frantz

We have a large band with eight people.

Gavin DeGraw

We have a George Foreman grill on the bus.