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> [My mother did play classical piano, not that well. And actually, my father sang with the big bands - he sang with Bob Crosby's band - but he had to give up show business when his father died. He had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/my-mother-did-play-classical-piano-not-that-well-and-actually-my/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

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## More by Toni Tennille

> [I was uncomfortable with that kind of fame when you're in the tabloids every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/i-was-uncomfortable-with-that-kind-of-fame-when-you-re-in-the/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [In 1972 through '74, right before we hit it big, we were hauling our own equipment into the club and setting up and playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/in-1972-through-74-right-before-we-hit-it-big-we-were-hauling-our-own/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [My mother did play classical piano, not that well. And actually, my father sang with the big bands - he sang with Bob Crosby's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/my-mother-did-play-classical-piano-not-that-well-and-actually-my/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [I just don't read reviews, because it can really hurt you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/i-just-don-t-read-reviews-because-it-can-really-hurt-you/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [My heart is with the standards. That's what I was raised on. I'm perfectly comfortable with pop. I feel lucky because I'm pretty versatile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/my-heart-is-with-the-standards-that-s-what-i-was-raised-on-i-m/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [My years of ballet and jazz dance lessons didn't make me any more graceful - they just helped keep me from bumping into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/my-years-of-ballet-and-jazz-dance-lessons-didn-t-make-me-any-more/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [The biggest surprise to people is that I sang background on Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' album.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/the-biggest-surprise-to-people-is-that-i-sang-background-on-pink/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [Actually, the year 2000 is our 25th anniversary of doing Captain & Tennille. I can't believe it. It's like, how is this possible?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/actually-the-year-2000-is-our-25th-anniversary-of-doing-captain/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [I'm not going to be rockin' n' rollin' when I'm 50 years old. But you can be in your prime on television, compose songs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/i-m-not-going-to-be-rockin-n-rollin-when-i-m-50-years-old-but-you-can/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [Any woman can be a siren one minute and in pigtails the next. I am a very complex person with more than just the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/any-woman-can-be-a-siren-one-minute-and-in-pigtails-the-next-i-am-a/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [There was a period after my first solo album came out that about 50 per cent of my work was with symphonies and big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/there-was-a-period-after-my-first-solo-album-came-out-that-about-50/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [The Stones can get out there and do it till they're old men. But certain groups are sad-looking to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/the-stones-can-get-out-there-and-do-it-till-they-re-old-men-but/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [Once you've established yourself with hits that become part of people's lives, then they pretty much always want to see you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/once-you-ve-established-yourself-with-hits-that-become-part-of-people/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [In 1969, I wrote a musical called 'Mother Earth.' It was a rock musical with an ecology theme. We did it at the South…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/in-1969-i-wrote-a-musical-called-mother-earth-it-was-a-rock-musical/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

> [I am just the most boring person you will ever meet. I'm the good Southern daughter. I'm not outrageous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-tennille/i-am-just-the-most-boring-person-you-will-ever-meet-i-m-the-good/)

[Toni Tennille](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-tennille/)

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