Shawn Colvin Quotes

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• I have yet to have a successful outcome of sitting in a room with someone and trying to write a song. The way that I…
• I dont like doing whats expected. Ive always done best when Ive listened to my instincts rather than following convention or doing what other people…
• John Floridis was very inspiring. He plays so well.
• 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 me…
• What's great about art is that if you can reach people, if they hear or see what you do and it moves them, there's a…
• There were bars that began to have acoustic musicians play, it was 1970: Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, America, The Eagles, all that kind of stuff…
• The less you know, the more I comprehend. You don't have to drag me down, I descend.
• Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as…
• I think the thing that has made it possible for me to write personal songs and sing them year after year is the sensibility for…
• One of the dumber things my manager said was, Stick to the melody. But I can't.
• This world's a blessing and a beast everyday.
• Give me some credit for the hell I've paid.
• You say in life, mistakes are many. How come you never admit to any?
• And I never saw blue like that before across the sky around the world

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