Teena Marie
Teena Marie
Mary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer–songwriter, and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before taking the stage name Teena Marie and later acquired the nickname Lady Tee, given to her by her collaborator and friend, Rick James...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth5 March 1956
CitySanta Monica, CA
CountryUnited States of America
body gift god gone passage period talks time top
This is a gift. This is a gift from God. It's really like the old Biblical passage that talks about your body being a temple. That's not to say that I've never done anything but I've never abused myself. Never gone over the top for a long period of time.
record
I think that's the problem in a lot of music. We've got these record labels.
anytime plan stopping wonderful
All in all, it's been a wonderful, wonderful ride. I don't plan on stopping anytime soon.
records
I constantly tour, even when I don't have a record out.
passion imagination thank-god
I have enough love to last me a lifetime! Thank God I'll never lose my imagination and my passion. That's really what it is. I'm still passionate about what I do.
beautiful running dream
I still have a passion for the music, which is such a beautiful thing. I still wake up in the middle of the night out of a dream and have a melody in my head, and run to my piano.
song real sacrifice
I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a drum machine I'll use a drum machine. If it needs a drummer, I'll use a real drummer.
kids guitar play
I would walk down the hall with my guitar and play for anyone that would listen. As a young kid I was really driven and I was going to make it happen no matter what.
play piano guitar
I play guitar, piano, bass and percussion.
song thinking blessing
I just think it's a blessing that I was able to have the gift of words and to be able to put them into music. I was given a great gift all the way around. I didn't ever have to really go out and look for songs, you know.
stopping plans
I dont plan on stopping anytime soon.
writing artist creative
They told me that they are starting a classic label, and wanted me to be the first artist. So I signed, and am producing myself, and writing my own music, but I'm their first artist on their classic label. And I have creative control.
song party guitar
There were times I used to go to parties when I was, you know, like 15-, 16-years-old, and I'd always bring my guitar, and all my friends would be like, sing one of the Smokey songs. And everything I sang was his music, and I could sound just like him.
albums firsts
My first album came out in 1979.