Quotes by Michael Bolton

About Michael Bolton:

Michael Bolotin is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. He became better known for his series of pop rock ballads, recorded after a stylistic change in the late 1980s.
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Considering the amount of information we're bombarded by, it's amazing if a song can transcend time.

Michael Bolton

Whoever best serves the song is going to be served by the song.

Michael Bolton

You're presuming too much by using the word legacy - presuming that someone is going to care.

Michael Bolton

With the internet, things are so much more immediate. People taste-test things to see if they want to buy the CD.

Michael Bolton

When I was invited to sing with Pavarotti, I had about two weeks to learn Italian.

Michael Bolton

When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight.

Michael Bolton

We used to call it recurrent airplay when someone had a hit.

Michael Bolton

To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing.

Michael Bolton

The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to.

Michael Bolton

The bigger you are, the harder they come down on you.

Michael Bolton

One song will launch you, but you don't want to be a one-song artist.

Michael Bolton

It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.

Michael Bolton

It's an important thing to remember where you came from.

Michael Bolton

It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.

Michael Bolton

I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer.

Michael Bolton

I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?

Michael Bolton

There are certain people who have become better artists, but they're brilliant at marketing. I think someone who's been phenomenal like that is Madonna.

Michael Bolton

I kept looking to do songs that were written years ago and would live or outlive all of us, and the one thing they had in common was Sinatra.

Michael Bolton

For years I've kept a list of dream projects.

Michael Bolton

Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.

Michael Bolton

Author Bio

  • NameMichael Bolton
  • DescriptionAmerican singer-songwriter
  • BornFebruary 26, 1953
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Producer; Singer; Musician; Songwriter; Singer-songwriter