Quotes About Music

The first and last song I ever wrote was a ballad I was quite proud of, and one I would play for anyone, anywhere.

My music is very diversified. I'll have a rock song then I'll do a ballad.

If I have the chance, I would like to write an emotional, sad ballad.

Back in the Eighties, I used to write ballads on my acoustic guitar, so it seems very natural to me to go back to a little singing.

I started singing before I started talking. And that's the God's honest truth. I think it was something that I've always loved to do, even if I wasn't good at it. I just loved ballads.

I think that ballads are always something where I can really become one with the audiance.

I do sing ballads, but I'm not a balladeer. I'm not the next Celine Dion.

I'm a great lover of ballads.

I always wrote ballads, and I always wrote rockers.

Half the people tell me, 'I love 'Go All the Way,' but why do you have to write all those schlocky ballads.' And half say, 'I love 'All By Myself,' but why do you waste your time with this rock 'n' roll stuff?' I'd like to think that I could do both.

From all the years that I've been in the business, you know that ballads are what impact. Mid-tempos are great, you can sell some records on 'em, but when it comes down to it, ballads are the meat-and-potatoes on the album.

I am a balladeer. People fall in love to ballads, and that is what makes the world go round.

We had always put ballads on all of our albums.

I have learned that Indonesians love ballads and I also like ST12 songs.

Ive always loved the tradition of murder ballads.

My mother and my father always had me in ballet and dance, and I sang in a girl's group.

I think ballet is pretty open about what music is used, actually.

I keep starting supergroups, writing ballets and things like that.

My parents were passionate about the ballet. They always played ballet music at home.

I only started writing in the latter days of Spandau Ballet. I didnt know I could write because all had our roles within the band.

When I was in the Pussycat Dolls, I did study jazz and pop, but Latin and ballroom were not at all in my world.

No matter how long you play rock n roll songs might change just as the balls are there, the rock balls. And that's what's important to us.

The first rock record I ever bought was 'Great Balls of Fire.' I was real little, and I went to Atlanta to get it.

Singing is my life, and I have to do it, or I'm going to go totally bananas.