Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Suzanne Crowis an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of pop, rock, folk, country and blues. She has released eight studio albums, two compilations, a live album and has contributed to a number of film soundtracks. She has sold more than 17 million albums in the U.S. and over 50 million albums worldwide. Crow has garnered nine Grammy Awardsfrom the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth11 February 1962
CityKennett, MO
CountryUnited States of America
I'm singing the way that I love to sing, which is like old soul, like old Al Green. I grew up about an hour from Memphis. So all that music that I grew up with - the Stax music and early rhythm 'n' blues - I'm doing that. I'm actually getting out from behind my guitar and I'm singing.
Music, art, writing - it gives us a sense of who we are, a sense of our history, a sense of our future and it should provide some kind of comfort. It's not just entertainment for entertainment's sake, it's an investment.
If it makes you happy It can't be that bad If it makes you happy Then why the hell are you so sad
I dress up with a conscience when I think you'll be watching. I say all the right things, I don't know what I mean.
I had the luxury of falling down a few times and picking myself up as a stronger version of myself.
A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies that continue to resonate...Everything that happens to you influences your writing...The writing process for me is pretty much always the same-it's a solitary experience...I have yet to write that one song that defines my career...Beck said he didn't believe in the theory of a song coming through you as if you were an open vessel. I agree with him to a certain extent.
No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.
I was turned down by every record label in L.A. Perseverance is three quarters of the game. Talent's only a quarter. Being able to withstand the word 'no' over and over can build you a pretty tough skin. I knew if I just kept at it, at the very least I'd get better at my craft.
I find a lot of joy just going out and playing for people.
The only person who can save you is you: That going to be the thing that informed the rest of my life.
Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate.
That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.
I feel like I am beginning to be a part of a musical community, but I wouldn't say I'm a country artist because I wouldn't want to invalidate anybody else or to even begin to be so preposterous as to think I can just skate into town and get some fans.
People go through challenging moments of losing people and of having their life threatened from illness and real grief. But they get through it. And that's the testament to the human spirit and it's -we are fragile, but we also are divine.