Vonda Shepard
Vonda Shepard
Vonda Shepardis an American pop/rock singer. She appeared as a regular in the television show Ally McBeal in seasons 1 through 5, in which she played a resident performer at the bar where the show's characters drank after work. Her version of Kay Starr’s Christmas classic "The Man with the Bag" was featured on a season 4 episode of Ally McBeal and has become a popular holiday song. She plays piano, and guitar...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth7 July 1963
CountryUnited States of America
The two together are a really great combo: the family life and then being able to go play some shows and write.
My advice is if you have to do music, then do it! There's no choice in your heart and your soul - unless you have that kind of great need, desire and determination, it's pretty tough out there!
I would advise anyone starting out as a singer/songwriter to play live as much possible. You never know who might be in the audience.
Although I don't come from a musical background, I was given piano lessons along with my sisters, but I wasn't what you would call a good student. I tended to write songs rather than do scales.
We've been waiting for a format like triple-A where you can hear Crowded House, Joni Mitchell and R.E.M.
My stint with 'Ally McBeal' is something I never planned nor expected.
My nature is to worry about everything too much.
I'm not just a chick singer who sings high all the time.
I thought nothing would ever happen for me. My whole life had been geared toward being a singer, and it wasn't clicking.
I spend a lot of time working in the studio as a producer, not just a singer.
I seem to be drawn to the really romantic songs.
I love pop music, but I don't want to be Celine Dion.
I just kept making records, touring in Europe a lot, and then I had a baby in 2006, so my life has been very, very much family-orientated.
I have played lots of clubs since I was 14, but I always did my own music.