Valerie Simpson
Valerie Simpson
Ashford & Simpson were a husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording artists: Nickolas Ashfordand Valerie Simpson...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth26 August 1946
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
coming dinosaurs exciting full guess life seeing state though time
I guess I'm in a state of becoming. Even though I've had a full career and I've been around a long time, it's like dinosaurs are coming back. It's all new. I'm having to be on my own and seeing how exciting life can be now.
attract half larger playing reach trying
We have been playing to a 70-30 black to white audience. And we are just doing what should come next, trying to attract a larger house, trying to reach an audience that's half black and white.
formula
There is a formula that allows you to write a decent song. But a song like 'You're All I Need to Get By,' it just writes itself.
harder
And it's a lot harder to hide with four musicians than it is with eight.
dream recorded run song
It's a songwriter's dream to have a song recorded and run up the charts.
critical good producing
When you're a producer and an artist you're very critical of yourself. I like to produce other people, but I'm not that good at producing myself.
figure lots people possible sit
I don't know what I want to do. There are people who want me to do things. There's a possible book. There are lots of things to consider. I just have to figure out what I want to do. I'm not one to sit around and do nothing.