As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might. – Marian Anderson
As a songwriter I hate this whole, If its 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. Im an insane narcissist, so if I have to get something off my chest, Ill get something off my chest. – Nate Ruess
My dad was a sports writer when I was younger and then he became just a general columnist. But I grew up with him literally getting into brawls with football coaches. – Amy Klobuchar
When I sing, I feel like when youre first in love. Its more than sex. Its that point two people can get to they call love, when you really touch someone for the first time, but its gigantic, multiplied by the whole audience. I feel chills. – Janis Joplin