"Everybody wants to write a hit song, but……" — Melissa Manchester

Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want… - 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 singer/songwriter. ... I left because I could no longer make records that sounded less and less like me. I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away."

— Melissa Manchester

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