Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie B. Hawkins
Sophie Ballantine Hawkins is an American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her highest-charting singles are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover," "Right Beside You," and "As I Lay Me Down."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth1 November 1964
CountryUnited States of America
famous
I didn't want to be a performer. I didn't want to be famous.
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I am so proud to be partnering with Waterkeepers, who are the voice for the Gulf Coast's waters.
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I was really proactive in trying to heal my family. I wouldn't give up. My whole life was about trying to get my father healthier, and there were moments when he was healthier. Then someone would give him a drink. I always felt if he had one person in his life who supported his healthy side, he'd be on his way.
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Most people who are successful don't keep their money. One of the rarest things in the world is to maintain success and integrity - the kinds of things that seem so easy just starting out. But that's the human predicament.
depend people
Most people depend on a lot of other people.
home
I'm always working on a new album because I'm always writing, and I'm always in and out of my home studio.
Obama may be brilliant, but he's not a leader.
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Very few artists are as independent as I am mentally, physically, spiritually and technically. I sit in my home studio and record things by myself. I don't need to get anybody's approval or validation.
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I remember the first time somebody played me Janis Joplin. My friend Donna put on Janis Joplin, and she said, 'You're like her.' At the time, I wasn't even a singer; I was a drummer. I just wanted to play the drums.
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I live each day full of gratitude, and that's good for my children.
I have to have another child. I have to bring someone into this world that will be here for Dashiell.
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By pushing children and wanting quick success, parents are producing followers, not leaders.
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I got a record deal with Sony, and I really just put acting aside. But it's a love.
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It isn't hard to be an artist and do your money thing. It's much harder to wake up in the middle of the night knowing that you're being ripped off and starting to get this feeling in your stomach almost bordering on bitterness toward people who are saying one thing and doing another.