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title: "2 Across Quotes By Vonda Shepard"
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> [I was born singing. My father tells this story about when I was 3 weeks old, how I would rock in the crib and sing in the crib all night long. My crib would roll across the floor in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/i-was-born-singing-my-father-tells-this-story-about-when-i-was-3/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/vonda-shepard-17729_about_i-was-born-singing-my-father-tells-this_2278942.jpg)

> [My mom always wanted to go to Maryland to live there. Baltimore, actually. She had a best friend who lived there. She kept saying that she was going to move there and make that her home, but she only made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/my-mom-always-wanted-to-go-to-maryland-to-live-there-baltimore/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a14/vonda-shepard-17729_across_my-mom-always-wanted-to-go-to-maryland-t_2511296.jpg)

## Other authors on Across

## More by Vonda Shepard

> [There was a singer-songwriter who slept on our couch for a year when I was about 7 or 8. She used to sing these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/there-was-a-singer-songwriter-who-slept-on-our-couch-for-a-year-when/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [I have played lots of clubs since I was 14, but I always did my own music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/i-have-played-lots-of-clubs-since-i-was-14-but-i-always-did-my-own/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [I just kept making records, touring in Europe a lot, and then I had a baby in 2006, so my life has been very,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/i-just-kept-making-records-touring-in-europe-a-lot-and-then-i-had-a/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [I thought nothing would ever happen for me. My whole life had been geared toward being a singer, and it wasn't clicking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/i-thought-nothing-would-ever-happen-for-me-my-whole-life-had-been/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [The biggest similarity between me and my character is that we've both played clubs for 20 years. In real life, the clubs aren't quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/the-biggest-similarity-between-me-and-my-character-is-that-we-ve-both/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [My stint with 'Ally McBeal' is something I never planned nor expected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/my-stint-with-ally-mcbeal-is-something-i-never-planned-nor-expected/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [I could have become a mime or a juggler, but I became a singer-songwriter instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/i-could-have-become-a-mime-or-a-juggler-but-i-became-a-singer/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [I love pop music, but I don't want to be Celine Dion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/i-love-pop-music-but-i-don-t-want-to-be-celine-dion/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [Although I don't come from a musical background, I was given piano lessons along with my sisters, but I wasn't what you would call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/although-i-don-t-come-from-a-musical-background-i-was-given-piano/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [At first, I wanted to start my own label, but it was such a full-time job that it became too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/at-first-i-wanted-to-start-my-own-label-but-it-was-such-a-full-time/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [I'm not just a chick singer who sings high all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/i-m-not-just-a-chick-singer-who-sings-high-all-the-time/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [Success was overnight, but it was a very long night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/success-was-overnight-but-it-was-a-very-long-night/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [Having drive is a big part of success, along with integrity. You need to have a clear vision of what you want and take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/having-drive-is-a-big-part-of-success-along-with-integrity-you-need/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [We've been waiting for a format like triple-A where you can hear Crowded House, Joni Mitchell and R.E.M.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/we-ve-been-waiting-for-a-format-like-triple-a-where-you-can-hear/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

> [For me, if 'Maryland' became half of what 'Searchin' My Soul' became, as far as radio play goes, I would be thrilled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vonda-shepard/for-me-if-maryland-became-half-of-what-searchin-my-soul-became-as-far/)

[Vonda Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vonda-shepard/)

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