Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin, known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. He became better known for his series of pop rock ballads, recorded after a stylistic change in the late 1980s...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth26 February 1953
CityNew Haven, CT
CountryUnited States of America
This has been five or six years of the most difficult experience of my entire life.
I have to be happy in the here and now because I've seen that every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment, you're basically presuming too much by even using the word legacy - that someone is going to care, that someone is going to look and to listen.
You cry when you see these kids around the world, ... would never be able to afford the (hearing aids) and had no knowledge they would be able to hear.
It's an important thing to remember where you came from.
I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.
I'm pretty irreverent. There is a lot of need to find humour in life. Although I'd never be as disrespectful to laugh at someone's expense.
I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.
To be honest I listen to the female opinion on my photos. If all the girls in the office choose a certain shot, even if I don't like it, it becomes a front runner because, really, what do I know about how others perceive me?
When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight
I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer
It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak
As you get older, your experiences become more precious. Nothing material is important to me. It's people who are precious.
For years I've kept a list of dream projects.
I still get butterflies. It's because there's a certain level of responsibility you carry when doing a concert. You've got to sound at least as good as the record.