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> [Yeah, you know, I performed occasionally. I was in such despair because I just - if I didn't have my music to connect with, I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to be doing. There was never a 'B'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/yeah-you-know-i-performed-occasionally-i-was-in-such-despair-because/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

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## More by Melissa Manchester

> [A Grammy is a wonderful thing; all of a sudden you're given a new audience but, like anything, you have to be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/a-grammy-is-a-wonderful-thing-all-of-a-sudden-you-re-given-a-new/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

> [I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/i-tried-to-please-people-instead-of-believing-in-my-own-strength/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

> [I left because I could no longer make records that sounded less and less like me. I tried to please people instead of believing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/i-left-because-i-could-no-longer-make-records-that-sounded-less-and/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

> [I didn't not perform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/i-didn-t-not-perform/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

> [You know, somebody mentioned that I was sort of a jazz-pop singer. And I'm thrilled that somebody would find that, at last, in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/you-know-somebody-mentioned-that-i-was-sort-of-a-jazz-pop-singer-and/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

> [Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/everybody-wants-to-write-a-hit-song-but-in-nashville-people-want-to/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

> [Don't cry out loud, keep it inside, learn how to hide your feelings. Fly high and proud, and if you should fall, remember you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/don-t-cry-out-loud-keep-it-inside-learn-how-to-hide-your-feelings-fly/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

> [I was part of the first wave of singer/songwriters but I was also in that first wave of singer/songwriters who experienced the music industry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/i-was-part-of-the-first-wave-of-singer-songwriters-but-i-was-also-in/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

> [Yeah, you know, I performed occasionally. I was in such despair because I just - if I didn't have my music to connect with,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/yeah-you-know-i-performed-occasionally-i-was-in-such-despair-because/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

> [I do love to perform. And I'm ever so grateful that this has turned into a job with a future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/i-do-love-to-perform-and-i-m-ever-so-grateful-that-this-has-turned/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

> [Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-manchester/everybody-wants-to-write-a-hit-song-but-in-nashville-people-want-to-2/)

[Melissa Manchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-manchester/)

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