Michael Bolton quotes

There are certain people who have become better artists, but they're brilliant at marketing. I think someone who's been phenomenal like that is Madonna. (Michael Bolton)
No matter how great we get with digital formats of instrumentation, nothing really quite duplicates the real thing. View quote
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Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being. View quote
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I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself. View quote
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It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful. View quote
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For years I've kept a list of dream projects. View quote
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The bigger you are, the harder they come down on you. View quote
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You're presuming too much by using the word legacy - presuming that someone is going to care. View quote
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Considering the amount of information we're bombarded by, it's amazing if a song can transcend time. View quote
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We used to call it recurrent airplay when someone had a hit. View quote
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Whoever best serves the song is going to be served by the song. (Michael Bolton)
With the internet, things are so much more immediate. People taste-test things to see if they want to buy the CD. View quote
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A lot of my success comes from black music. It's something I'm very proud of. View quote
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I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years? View quote
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Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself. View quote
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It's an important thing to remember where you came from. View quote
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You can't make everybody love what you do, but you can know how great you feel doing it. View quote
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I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment. View quote
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When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song. View quote
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When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight. View quote
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I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience. (Michael Bolton)
To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing. View quote
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I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer. View quote
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One song will launch you, but you don't want to be a one-song artist. View quote
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Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist. View quote
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