Paula Cole
Paula Cole
Paula Coleis an American singer-songwriter. Her single "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?" reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, and the following year she won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Her song "I Don't Want to Wait" was used as the theme song to the television show Dawson's Creek...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth5 April 1968
CityRockport, MA
CountryUnited States of America
religious religion kingdoms
Our planet is a tiny atom in god's kingdom.
art pieces made
I'm glad I made a piece of art that can be interpreted so widely. Art is always interpreted subjectively
adversity difficult-situations accepting
I'm used to adversity and working really well in difficult situations. It was hard for me to accept the success
darkness zenith middle
The older I get, the more I see that there really aren't huge zeniths of happiness or a huge abyss of darkness as much as there used to be. I tend to walk a middle ground
hair feminist armpits
Feminists were psyched that I had armpit hair
believe artist female
I hope and believe we are paving a better future for female artists to come
beautiful girl song
I wanted to be a cheerleader, like my sister was - all the most popular and beautiful girls are cheerleaders and I wanted that, and it demolished this vision of myself. That's when I found the piano, when music saved me; that's when I first attempted to write my own songs.
mother daughter grandparent
I'm raising my daughter with her grandparents in the picture, and that feels good.
daughter mother eight
At the age of 15 months my daughter was diagnosed with very bad asthma, and essentially I put my career on hold for a good eight years.
plato thinking self
Walking is magic. Can't recommend it highly enough. I read that Plato and Aristotle did much of their brilliant thinking together while ambulating. The movement, the meditation, the health of the blood pumping, and the rhythm of footsteps...this is a primal way to connect with one's deeper self.
successful want plebeians
When you're a plebeian you want success, and when you're successful you want to be a plebeian again
introvert process internals
Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert.
song memories teenage
I'm a songwriter who's put my childhood memories and teenage angst into songs.
age want fans
But at the age of 44, I sure hope to be a better businesswoman. I want to get the music straight to my fans.