--- title: "20 Debbie Gibson Quotes - Famous Singer-songwriter (Between the Lines)" description: "Deborah Ann Gibson is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She released her debut album Out of the Blue (1987) at age 16, writing and largely pr..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-debbie-gibson-28314.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-debbie-gibson-28314.jpg) # Debbie Gibson (1970) Singer-songwriter United States **20** quotes in **152** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Debbie Gibson is a singer-songwriter from the United States, best known for *Between the Lines*. ## Quick Facts About Debbie Gibson Born August 31, 1970 Nationality United States Profession Singer-songwriter Notable works Between the Lines ## About Debbie Gibson Deborah Ann Gibson is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She released her debut album Out of the Blue (1987) at age 16, writing and largely producing the material. The album spawned several international hits, later being certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. One of those singles, "Foolish Beat", made Gibson the youngest female artist to write, produce, and perform a Billboard Hot 100 number-one single. Her double-platinum second album Electric Youth (1989) gave Gibson another U.S. number-one hit with "Lost in Your Eyes". Gibson is the sole songwriter on all of her singles to reach the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. She was recognized by ASCAP as Songwriter of the Year, along with Bruce Springsteen, in 1989. ## Quotes by Debbie Gibson > [Being on stage is what I enjoy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/being-on-stage-is-what-i-enjoy/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Enjoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enjoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/debbie-gibson-27557_enjoy_being-on-stage-is-what-i-enjoy-2252759_2252759.jpg) > [Think with your heart, speak with your soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/think-with-your-heart-speak-with-your-soul/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Adages](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adages/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/debbie-gibson-27557_adages_think-with-your-heart-speak-with-your-so_1616604.jpg) > [I spent a lot of my life schlepping around New York with people not doing things for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-spent-a-lot-of-my-life-schlepping-around-new-york-with-people-not/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Doing things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doing-things/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45c/debbie-gibson-27557_doing-things_i-spent-a-lot-of-my-life-schlepping-arou_22556.jpg) > [I've learned to have a sense of humor about myself. Lord knows everyone else does!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-ve-learned-to-have-a-sense-of-humor-about-myself-lord-knows/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/debbie-gibson-27557_doe_i-ve-learned-to-have-a-sense-of-humor-ab_1382457.jpg) > [I used to want to be the quickest, loudest, and sharpest. I think as time has gone on, I've gotten more relaxed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-used-to-want-to-be-the-quickest-loudest-and-sharpest-i-think-as/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Gone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/237/debbie-gibson-27557_gone_i-used-to-want-to-be-the-quickest-loudes_346244.jpg) > [I'm glad I started so young, because you are really able to endure so much at that age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-m-glad-i-started-so-young-because-you-are-really-able-to-endure-so/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/debbie-gibson-27557_able_i-m-glad-i-started-so-young-because-you_1984070.jpg) > [I did, like, a couple of sexier videos, because all of a sudden I went, 'Wow, I have a body. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-did-like-a-couple-of-sexier-videos-because-all-of-a-sudden-i-went/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0e/debbie-gibson-27557_body_i-did-like-a-couple-of-sexier-videos-bec_1087338.jpg) > [I'm kind of a quirky dresser usually. Like today, I'm actually pretty put together, but I dress kind of off sometimes, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-m-kind-of-a-quirky-dresser-usually-like-today-i-m-actually-pretty/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/debbie-gibson-27557_beauty_i-m-kind-of-a-quirky-dresser-usually-lik_2366352.jpg) > [I think that celebrities should never underestimate their power. I mean just to draw attention, because then people get involved on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-think-that-celebrities-should-never-underestimate-their-power-i/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed1/debbie-gibson-27557_attention_i-think-that-celebrities-should-never-un_483702.jpg) > [The ideal situation would be to bypass all of the drama and mayhem and just get the music right to the people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/the-ideal-situation-would-be-to-bypass-all-of-the-drama-and-mayhem/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Bypass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bypass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b27/debbie-gibson-27557_bypass_the-ideal-situation-would-be-to-bypass-a_106450.jpg) > [This is the time it all starts, I'm telling you. Like, 16, I mean, forget it. You could just get beat up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/this-is-the-time-it-all-starts-i-m-telling-you-like-16-i-mean-forget/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Beat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/debbie-gibson-27557_beat_this-is-the-time-it-all-starts-i-m-telli_1994448.jpg) > [I've managed to keep my career going in a way that suits me. I'll perform, and then I'll go home to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-ve-managed-to-keep-my-career-going-in-a-way-that-suits-me-i-ll/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Actual life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actual-life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2fd/debbie-gibson-27557_actual-life_i-ve-managed-to-keep-my-career-going-in_1270672.jpg) > [I think I have a very nice demeanor, but at the same time, when pushed, I will freak out. I have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-think-i-have-a-very-nice-demeanor-but-at-the-same-time-when-pushed/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Backbone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backbone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/debbie-gibson-27557_backbone_i-think-i-have-a-very-nice-demeanor-but_300477.jpg) > [I wouldn't say I was bullied per se, but I did get a lot of unwanted attention because I was musical and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-wouldn-t-say-i-was-bullied-per-se-but-i-did-get-a-lot-of-unwanted/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c27/debbie-gibson-27557_attention_i-wouldn-t-say-i-was-bullied-per-se-but_280446.jpg) > [What I love about how my career has gone up to this point is that I've always, always put my head down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/what-i-love-about-how-my-career-has-gone-up-to-this-point-is-that-i/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/debbie-gibson-27557_able_what-i-love-about-how-my-career-has-gone_720840.jpg) > [This business is about working. It's really not about glamour. For me, the most glamorous thing about it is to b able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/this-business-is-about-working-it-s-really-not-about-glamour-for-me/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c0/debbie-gibson-27557_able_this-business-is-about-working-it-s-real_2824743.jpg) > [I've been, I think, able to stay grounded in such a crazy business, and I attribute that a lot to my family,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-ve-been-i-think-able-to-stay-grounded-in-such-a-crazy-business-and/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/794/debbie-gibson-27557_able_i-ve-been-i-think-able-to-stay-grounded_1796692.jpg) > [I don't know if people feel this way, but I think by nature that when you start off as a young pop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-don-t-know-if-people-feel-this-way-but-i-think-by-nature-that-when/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Assuming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assuming/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/debbie-gibson-27557_assuming_i-don-t-know-if-people-feel-this-way-but_2887077.jpg) > [One of my favorite songs from the album is a song called 'For Better or Worse,' and it's basically about unconditional love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/one-of-my-favorite-songs-from-the-album-is-a-song-called-for-better/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Album](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/album/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ea/debbie-gibson-27557_album_one-of-my-favorite-songs-from-the-album_2756828.jpg) > [I think any parent that makes their kid sit at a piano against their will and practice, they're going to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/i-think-any-parent-that-makes-their-kid-sit-at-a-piano-against-their/) [Debbie Gibson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/) [Kids](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/kids/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6a/debbie-gibson-27557_kids_i-think-any-parent-that-makes-their-kid_2019216.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debbie-gibson/#itemlist", "name": "Debbie Gibson Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being on stage is what I enjoy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Debbie Gibson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-gibson/being-on-stage-is-what-i-enjoy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efb/debbie-gibson-27557_enjoy_being-on-stage-is-what-i-enjoy-2252759_2252759.jpg", 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