Sharon Jones (Sharon Lafaye Jones) Quotes
Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can.
Sharon Jones
Quotes to Explore
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When I'm on stage, I know exactly where I am. It's not an ego thing or anything like that, but I am more in my body and aware of myself and aware of what I'm doing, and I feel more from that, from sharing the music.
Carlene Carter
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It's an unfair comparison because when things are developed in the UK, they're developed at script stage only.
Damian Lewis
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I understand the desire to write and read about the death of publishing. It's a perversely and universally appealing topic.
Patrick deWitt
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As a songwriter I hate this whole, 'If it's a sad song, it has to sound like a sad song thing.' And that goes all the way back to my days with the Format. I'm an insane narcissist, so if I have to get something off my chest, I'll get something off my chest.
Nate Ruess
Fun.
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
Octavia E. Butler
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Madonna can still produce a catchy pop song, but she hasn't expanded her artistic vocabulary since the 1990s. Her concerts are glitzy extravaganzas of special effects overkill. She leaves little space in them for emotional depth or unscripted rapport with the audience.
Camille Paglia
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The song is the center; the song is the key. If you don't have a good song you don't have anything by my value.
Carole King
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When I come home and have a new song I've written, she gives me an honest critique. If my wife likes it, I know I have something.
Charles Kelley
Lady Antebellum
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I've been through almost every type of obsession as far as music genres go, so I usually say I just like a good song, but the songs that are the most universal that a person on the other side of the world knows and can relate to is a very powerful entity.
Mark Salling
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Each individual has a responsibility to get out of bed, learn their ABCs, learn your math tables, not use race and racism as an excuse.
Henry Louis Gates
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I have been gigging around Glasgow and Edinburgh since I was 12. I played in pubs at that age, even though I obviously was too young to be in them. So I used to hide in bathrooms, come out and play my set, then get the hell out as quickly as possible.
Lewis Capaldi
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Some people can sit down and write a song, but they can't go on stage like I can.
Sharon Jones
