I’m in the trenches; I do the best work I can always do. Having said that, the way that what I do converges with the outside world is fascinating to me. Because it ebbs and flows. People’s interest and understanding, it changes all the time.
DARYL HALLSmokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter, a major influence on my own music from the very start.
More Daryl Hall Quotes
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I was a pioneer in MTV and I was there from the very beginning. So I saw how that developed and how loose it was and how much fun it was in its looseness. And I was influenced a lot by that.
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Success and failure are equally surprising.
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You must always be very cautious and be as vigilant as you can. You work diligently to provide a secure environment,.
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Everybody who I ever cared about has told me that they like my music: Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Al Green, The Spinners, Smokey Robinson. Everybody that matters.
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I have to say I have never been comfortable with somebody else telling me what to do – in any way.
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When you have that first flash of what you think is going to be a great idea-from the mouth, from the hands-that’s an amazing feeling. I don’t think anything’s quite as good as that.
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Americans think that if you’re popular, there must be something wrong with you.
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Chronic Lyme causes arthritis, heart problems, stroke – even death.
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To me, there’s two kinds of music these days. There’s ephemeral music, and there’s music that has lasting power and depth.
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If you work hard and you’re good, you can build something for yourself.
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I have gone from one relationship to a marriage and stepchildren.
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Every artistic form has its golden age, and unfortunately I think the golden age for whatever I do probably ended about 1990.
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As a singer, I float around. I’m kind of scatty, bouncing around a lot. I try to adapt to what’s going on around me in the song and the arrangement.
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I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circuit.
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I was just like a 21st century person waiting to be born, and this is the medium that I thrive in. And I feel stronger now than I did any time since I’ve been a teenager – I mean, musically, creatively.
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