I have yet to have a successful outcome of sitting in a room with someone and trying to write a song. The way that I generally co-write is that someone else writes the music or part of the music.
More Quotes from Shawn Colvin:
Music is a healing force. That's what good art is. That's what art is. I shouldn't say 'good' because that's an entirely personal call. It's magic, ... What is music Where does it come from We have the ability to take these instruments and voices and make these notes with them and do these things with them. What the heck is that It's magic. It does what nothing else can do.Shawn Colvin
There were bars that began to have acoustic musicians play, it was 1970: Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, America, The Eagles, all that kind of stuff was popular. It was very easy for me to just kind of move in and be noticed.
Shawn Colvin
We do family stuff, ... Tonight we're in Santa Rosa, and then we drive all night to Anaheim, which is good news for my daughter because you know what's there. We do family stuff. We went to Sea World in San Diego, and we figure out stuff to do. And if not, there's always the hotel pool.
Shawn Colvin
Without music, I could not get through.
Shawn Colvin
I think the thing that has made it possible for me to write personal songs and sing them year after year is the sensibility for good writing. Just opening your veins all over the paper is not necessarily going to be interesting. I wanted to speak to people.
Shawn Colvin
I think when you have a record that makes money, there's pressure, sure, ... The label wanted another big seller, and I did, too.
Shawn Colvin
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