Quotes from Sheryl Crow

A lot of people seem to get preoccupied with what I'm wearing as opposed to the music.

I draw from my family and my friends and I feel like that small-town person. The achievements, the materialistic possessions have really become to mean less. They mean nothing.

That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.

I don't really cringe over any of my albums.

The greatest hits in some weird way marks the end of something.

However I am is however I am. When you see me onstage or in the press, there's not a lot of thought and calculation that goes into it.

I have yet to write that one song that defines my career.

I try to conduct my life with a little levity.

Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate.

The beauty of having a producer is that you have someone who says, You're finished.

Where I fit in is confusing to me.

Music really becomes the soundtrack to the major events to your life.

Life's so full that you just take it one day at a time.

We talk about defining moments, but I think nothing can define you. They're all refining moments. You're constantly refining yourself and refining your life.

I feel like I've passed through a certain door in my life and that I'm standing in a different room now.

The younger generation of performers really enjoy their success. Its like they know their moment is here right now and probably won't be here in a few years.

As both a musician and a former teacher, I feel that music is as important to kids as reading and writing.

I don't set goals for myself too much, but I'm always trying to write that one great song.

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about regrets because there's nothing I can do.

One night, Don Henley called, and I told him, 'I'm washing dishes and bike shorts.' He said, 'It's in the domestic exercises of life that one will find the biggest inspiration.' And he was right.

I think your life informs your art.

Being diagnosed with a possibly life-threatening disease is so jarring and for me to know that God had me in his hands, I never felt alone.

I thrive on being on the road, waking up in a different place every day and having my life revolve around music. When you walk out in front of 300,000 people and pull it off, it validates you.

It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up.