--- title: "1 Ve Paid Quotes By Shawn Colvin" description: "1 Ve Paid quotes by Shawn Colvin. Plus more from Shawn Colvin and more Ve Paid sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/shawn-colvin-14509_credit_give-me-some-credit-for-the-hell-i-ve-pa_2215963.png" --- > [Give me some credit for the hell I've paid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/give-me-some-credit-for-the-hell-i-ve-paid/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/shawn-colvin-14509_credit_give-me-some-credit-for-the-hell-i-ve-pa_2215963.png) ## More by Shawn Colvin > [With my songs, the question is always, 'Can you pull it off live, alone on just an acoustic guitar?' That's the litmus test. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/with-my-songs-the-question-is-always-can-you-pull-it-off-live-alone/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [It's really fun to listen to other people and be an accompanist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/it-s-really-fun-to-listen-to-other-people-and-be-an-accompanist/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [Physically, I'm healthy as a horse, always held up. But in the mental illness department, I got my share. It's just what I got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/physically-i-m-healthy-as-a-horse-always-held-up-but-in-the-mental/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [There were bars that began to have acoustic musicians play, it was 1970: Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, America, The Eagles, all that kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/there-were-bars-that-began-to-have-acoustic-musicians-play-it-was/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [I always wanted to be a songwriter, and it took a while.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/i-always-wanted-to-be-a-songwriter-and-it-took-a-while/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [You say in life, mistakes are many. How come you never admit to any?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/you-say-in-life-mistakes-are-many-how-come-you-never-admit-to-any/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [I was a cover artist for years. I didn't start writing songs until I was in my mid-twenties. I wrote them with John Leventhal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/i-was-a-cover-artist-for-years-i-didn-t-start-writing-songs-until-i/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [I can perform easily; I don't mind getting up in front of people at all. I've always sung and felt confident about that, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/i-can-perform-easily-i-don-t-mind-getting-up-in-front-of-people-at/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [I don't support Trump. We'll put that right out there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/i-don-t-support-trump-we-ll-put-that-right-out-there/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [I'm not a go-out-with-a-band artist. I'm an intimate, storytelling folk artist. It guides the writing and makes for a concert that I'm proud of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/i-m-not-a-go-out-with-a-band-artist-i-m-an-intimate-storytelling-folk/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [This world's a blessing and a beast everyday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/this-world-s-a-blessing-and-a-beast-everyday/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [I consider myself as a singer first, but something that really helped me come into my own is that there's not a separation between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/i-consider-myself-as-a-singer-first-but-something-that-really-helped/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [The past is stronger than my will to forgive forgive you, or myself, I don't know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/the-past-is-stronger-than-my-will-to-forgive-forgive-you-or-myself-i/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [I wasn't creative when I was depressed. When my depression got treated, I was creative again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/i-wasn-t-creative-when-i-was-depressed-when-my-depression-got-treated/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) > [I've had a prolonged adolescence, like a lot of my generation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/i-ve-had-a-prolonged-adolescence-like-a-lot-of-my-generation/) [Shawn Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-colvin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ve-paid/shawn-colvin/#itemlist", "name": "1 Ve Paid Quotes By Shawn Colvin", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Give me some credit for the hell I've paid.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shawn Colvin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-colvin/give-me-some-credit-for-the-hell-i-ve-paid/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/shawn-colvin-14509_credit_give-me-some-credit-for-the-hell-i-ve-pa_2215963.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/shawn-colvin-14509_credit_give-me-some-credit-for-the-hell-i-ve-pa_2215963.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/shawn-colvin-14509_credit_give-me-some-credit-for-the-hell-i-ve-pa_2215963.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Give me some credit for the hell I've paid.” — Shawn Colvin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ve-paid/shawn-colvin/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ve-paid/shawn-colvin/", "name": "Ve Paid Quotes by Shawn Colvin", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ve-paid/shawn-colvin/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/shawn-colvin-14509_credit_give-me-some-credit-for-the-hell-i-ve-pa_2215963.png" }, "description": "1 Ve Paid quotes by Shawn Colvin. 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