Daryl Franklin Hohl Quotes
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The late 20th century had just enough communication abilities to allow superstar-ness and communality to happen. It was a musical renaissance that rivals the visual one that happened in the 1400s.
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Nixon was the beginning of people not trusting politics.
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My fan base is really expanding into an inter-generational thing - it's what every artist probably hopes for.
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Like all soul singers, I grew up singing in church but sometimes I would leave early and sit in the car listening to gospel band, The Blind Boys of Alabama. Hearing their lead singer Clarence made me connect the idea of church and show business and see how I could make a career singing music that stirred the soul.
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I'm quite an eclectic musician.
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Being at college, I think that's the time when you really start searching for things outside yourself.
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I have gone from one relationship to a marriage and stepchildren.
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I was always an introvert as a kid. Then, when I first kind of came out as a human being, I used to be one of those guys who'd go nuts on the dance floor, and people would gather around.
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The whole American pop culture started in Philadelphia with 'American Bandstand' and the music that came out of that city.
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I do a project, and then I move on.
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Late 20th century music was a really important thing. It changed the world, and I'm part of that, and now I'm part of the museum that celebrates that.
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I think Philadelphia has been underrated over the years as a musical region.
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I always say the same thing - believe in what you do, do it, and don't veer away from the truth of it.
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You don't have to be a good singer any more if you can rap well.
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I never felt entitled to anything. I'm the hardest worker I know.
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I don't really strain my voice.
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I've always been a spontaneous singer. And all the stuff that you hear on the end of the songs, what they call the ad libs - that just comes out of my head. That's not thought out at all. I have the verses and the choruses, and then after that it's total improvisation.
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I've always been a guy who likes to stretch my limits - to find out if I have any, really.
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I think an artist's true worth comes through an inter-generational thing - when you go beyond your own time, and start influencing people in a greater way than just what surrounds you.
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If you can sing, you never lose your voice. If you don't know how to sing, your voice goes away because you sing from your throat.
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All artists have insecurity.
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I'm always interested in what fans think.
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Chronic Lyme causes arthritis, heart problems, stroke - even death.
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Any song I don't feel good about, I shelve. Anything you ever hear me sing, it's because I want to.