I'd been a cult singer-songwriter generally well-regarded by some of the better vocalists and journalists of the seventies. Suddenly, a mass audience perceived me as a troubadour who'd dedicated his life to extolling the virtues of pineapple-based beverages.
More Quotes from Rupert Holmes:
To my knowledge, there's never been a duo of a brash American and a polite Brit and it's kind of an interesting dynamic for a comedy team, ... I think Colin and Kevin could always fall back on that if they have to.Rupert Holmes
I was a purported composer with some self-taught notions about how to orchestrate for cinematic instrumentation, but no one was exactly knocking at my door. If you'd seen the apartment I was subletting at the time, you wouldn't have knocked at my door eit
Rupert Holmes
He read it in a ring binder, ... He said he thought the setting was fascinating, but he also liked the co-dependencies of the characters.
Rupert Holmes
Kevin was very nice at the QA after the movie. He told the audience to go and get the book,
Rupert Holmes
The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV.
Rupert Holmes
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Vice & Virtue QuotesBased on Keywords: beverages, extolling, singer-songwriter, troubadour, vocalists, well-regarded
You're not going to find a man whose socks don't get dirty or who doesn't snore.
Helen Reddy
The noise resembles the roar of heavy, distant surf. Standing on the stirring ice one can imagine it is disturbed by the breathing and tossing of a mighty giant below.
Ernest Shackleton
The workers have nothing to gain from this war, but they stand to lose everything that is dear to them.
Clara Zetkin