Melissa Manchester quotes

Melissa Manchester quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention as a singer/songwriter.”
-- Melissa Manchester

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“Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention as a singer/songwriter. ... I left because I could no longer make records that sounded less and less like me. I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.”
-- Melissa Manchester

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“I do love to perform. And I'm ever so grateful that this has turned into a job with a future.”
-- Melissa Manchester

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“You know, somebody mentioned that I was sort of a jazz-pop singer. And I'm thrilled that somebody would find that, at last, in my presentation, because it's such a part of where I live.”
-- Melissa Manchester

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“Don't cry out loud, keep it inside, learn how to hide your feelings. Fly high and proud, and if you should fall, remember you almost had it all.”
-- Melissa Manchester

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“I didn't not perform.”
-- Melissa Manchester
“Yeah, you know, I performed occasionally. I was in such despair because I just - if I didn't have my music to connect with, I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to be doing. There was never a 'B' plan here; it was just this. So it took me a long time to find my way.”
-- Melissa Manchester

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“I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.”
-- Melissa Manchester

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“I was part of the first wave of singer/songwriters but I was also in that first wave of singer/songwriters who experienced the music industry when technology started to take over.”
-- Melissa Manchester

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“A Grammy is a wonderful thing; all of a sudden you're given a new audience but, like anything, you have to be able to grow with these songs if you really want a long artistic career.”
-- Melissa Manchester

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