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There was a singer-songwriter who slept on our couch for a year when I was about 7 or 8. She used to sing these songs for us, and I loved it. It was magical to watch her.
- Vonda Shepard
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I could have become a mime or a juggler, but I became a singer-songwriter instead.
- Vonda Shepard
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#Mime
The two together are a really great combo: the family life and then being able to go play some shows and write.
- Vonda Shepard
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#Together
Having drive is a big part of success, along with integrity. You need to have a clear vision of what you want and take the steps to achieve it, even if that sometimes means playing gigs in tiny clubs.
- Vonda Shepard
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We've been waiting for a format like triple-A where you can hear Crowded House, Joni Mitchell and R.E.M.
- Vonda Shepard
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I just kept making records, touring in Europe a lot, and then I had a baby in 2006, so my life has been very, very much family-orientated.
- Vonda Shepard
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I've been through the entire gamut of the music industry - I've been playing in clubs since I was 14, and I've been on Warner Bros, on Sony - I've had lots of successes and some serious times of struggle.
- Vonda Shepard
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I had a hard-core cult following of at least 12.
- Vonda Shepard
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#Least
Playing clubs is the ultimate - you see the faces; you hear the 'clicking' glasses - I love all that atmosphere and seeing people's mouths singing the words to the songs.
- Vonda Shepard
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#People
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#Words
I seem to be drawn to the really romantic songs.
- Vonda Shepard
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#Seem
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At first, I wanted to start my own label, but it was such a full-time job that it became too much.
- Vonda Shepard
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I can't really stop doing the music because it really feeds me.
- Vonda Shepard
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Success was overnight, but it was a very long night.
- Vonda Shepard
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I always give the audience a variety because I want to make sure they hear the favorites and all that.
- Vonda Shepard
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#Want
My advice is if you have to do music, then do it! There's no choice in your heart and your soul - unless you have that kind of great need, desire and determination, it's pretty tough out there!
- Vonda Shepard
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#Heart
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#Soul
I do a lot of touring, yes, and I have my whole life ever since I was 19 years old, when I used to tour with Al Jarreau, Rickie Lee Jones, and Jackson Browne as a side musician.
- Vonda Shepard
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I'm not just a chick singer who sings high all the time.
- Vonda Shepard
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My mom always wanted to go to Maryland to live there. Baltimore, actually. She had a best friend who lived there. She kept saying that she was going to move there and make that her home, but she only made it halfway across the country and got stuck in Iowa.
- Vonda Shepard
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#Country
#Home
#Live
#Mom
My nature is... well... I'm a searcher by nature. I'm constantly searching for something; that's why I have a song called 'Looking for Something.' How do I do it? I read a lot of spiritual books; I meditate.
- Vonda Shepard
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James Ralston, my guitar player, has performed with Tina Turner for about 22 years. Jim Hanson on bass has played with Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell and Bruce Springsteen, and they're fantastic musicians and amazing singers they get a really cool vocal sound together.
- Vonda Shepard
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#Guitar
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