"I've known the glory of the stage and the glory of the spotlight. I still crave it. I want to be on 'American Bandstand' and 'Soul Train' as a solo artist. As a producer, songwriter and arranger, I help other artists say what they want to say. But on my records, I say what I want to say."

-- Narada Michael Walden

#Helping Others Quotes #Artist Quotes #Soul Quotes

“You sit down in the morning on your own to write something. You get to the end of the day and it's not like you've cracked it and it's finished and it's done, because it can always be improved. It can always be changed. There is no right answer, so you can drive yourself crazy with just the expanse of infinite possibilities when it comes to writing.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life.”

Source : James Stephens, Shirley Stevens Mulligan (2006). “The Poems of James Stephens”, A Colin Smythe Publication
“Failure is what you may need to eventually succeed.”
“I pick up other people's trash. I'm sort of obsessed.”
“Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want.”

Source : Jean Vanier (2001). “Seeing Beyond Depression”, p.35, Paulist Press
“Because in order to beat Jimmy, I had to get around the ball a little bit quicker so I wasn't always on defensive and catching the ball on last stride, that I had little more time. Once I was able to get little bit quicker, then it has helped me a lot.”
“See them demons and them omens staring at you, mind control, they want your soul. If he don't see a dollar, somebody visiting Satan”
“I'm just the librarian. I can only give you the books. I can't give you the answers.”

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