Michael Bolton Quotes - Page 2

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

I like the simple 'I love your work' letters. You never get sick of people's appreciation. They think they're troubling you, but it's lovely people associate my songs with certain moments in their lives.

I accept that appearance is a big thing in this business. But being around Hollywood and having actor friends and doing music videos, it does make you more aware of how you look. With music videos they send you rough cuts, and in certain frames of me, I just see a nose advert.

The whole industry evolves around a great song

When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight

Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself.

The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to

A 'passing' test doesn't mean 'no problem.' It means no problem *observed*. This time. With these inputs. So far. On my machine.

It's not quite the Tom Jones show, but yes, I've had undergarments. If I get a bra chucked on stage I'll hold it up so the audience can decide what to think. And I'll usually blame a guy for doing it.

Said I loved you but I lied, cause this is more than love I feel inside.

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.

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

But I'm not superstitious. I don't really eat dinner before I go on stage, because digesting a lot of food kind of shuts you down. And I try not to get involved in emotional conversations with anyone beforehand either, so I've got a clear head.

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?

To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing

The more complicated the movie, the more complex the budget, the more lonely it gets. There's a point where ... who do you go to, other than prayer and friends?

I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer

Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.

We used to call it recurrent airplay when someone had a hit