Amanda Marshall Quotes

Canada, Singer
August 29, 1972

Amanda Meta Marshall (born August 29, 1972) is a Canadian pop-rock singer. She has released three studio albums, the first was certified Diamond in Canada, with the latter two certified 3x Platinum and Platinum respectively. She is best known for her 1996 single, "Birmingham", which reached number 3 in Canada and was her only song to reach the US charts.

There are a lot of bands and performers whose careers are permanently derailed by spectacularly bad management.

Amanda Marshall
- Bad
- Management
I was really, really, really enthusiastic as a kid. I was up for anything. I was hugely into music and theatre. I was a big musical theatre kid; I loved reading.

Amanda Marshall
- Up
- Music
- Reading

I'm a reasonably articulate individual.

Amanda Marshall
I did actually have a deal with Columbia, but it became increasingly clear to me after signing with them that they didn't know what to do with me and I didn't know what to do for them, so we agreed to go our separate ways.

Amanda Marshall
I've had some interesting stuff happen to me - so why doesn't anyone ask me?

Amanda Marshall
- Why
- Interesting
I never got a chocolate birthday cake; I got a carob one. And when I went to other kids' houses, I was very covetous of things like Cheez Whiz that I'd find in their refrigerators.

Amanda Marshall
- Kids
- Birthday
- Chocolate
You never know how things are going to go. I think you hope that people are going to dig what you do and that you're going to get the chance to do it on a really comfortable level.

Amanda Marshall
- People
- Hope