Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvinis an American folk music singer-songwriter and musician widely known for her Grammy-winning 1997 single "Sunny Came Home."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth10 January 1956
CityVermillion, SD
CountryUnited States of America
ability art entirely good healing heck music notes personal voices
Music is a healing force. That's what good art is. That's what art is. I shouldn't say 'good' because that's an entirely personal call. It's magic, ... What is music? Where does it come from? We have the ability to take these instruments and voices and make these notes with them and do these things with them. What the heck is that? It's magic. It does what nothing else can do.
looked proud public
I told her we're not as proud of that in public as we are at home. She looked around and said it's OK because everyone there was Chinese. I guess, in her mind, she farted in English.
label record
I think when you have a record that makes money, there's pressure, sure, ... The label wanted another big seller, and I did, too.
artist compelling happy melancholy moving sad space strive
I think that the indefinable space between happy and sad is the most moving and compelling place for an artist to be. If there's anything I consistently strive for, it's a melancholy limbo.
song writing successful
I have yet to have a successful outcome of sitting in a room with someone and trying to write a song. The way that I generally co-write is that someone else writes the music or part of the music.
thinking people done
I dont like doing whats expected. Ive always done best when Ive listened to my instincts rather than following convention or doing what other people think I should do.
play very-inspiring wells
John Floridis was very inspiring. He plays so well.
two guitar singing
I consider myself as a singer first, but something that really helped me come into my own is that there's not a separation between me singing and me playing the guitar. The two fed off the other.
art moving people
What's great about art is that if you can reach people, if they hear or see what you do and it moves them, there's a commonality.
moving eagles play
There were bars that began to have acoustic musicians play, it was 1970: Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, America, The Eagles, all that kind of stuff was popular. It was very easy for me to just kind of move in and be noticed.
views things-in-life long
Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.
sticks said melody
One of the dumber things my manager said was, Stick to the melody. But I can't.
reality blessing everyday
This world's a blessing and a beast everyday.
giving credit politics
Give me some credit for the hell I've paid.