All the music that I've made in the past I've believed in. I think some of it has been more commercially successful than others, but it wasn't premeditated.
I didn't try to think what my audience wanted and then make the music accordingly. I made the music and hoped that as many people liked it as possible.
I try to do things that keep me interested. And play music that moves me. I like to move around and play in a lot of different ways.
In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if you're not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is you are about making music that people want to hear.
I come from an African Caribbean background. I've been influenced by a reggae church music style, contemporary gospel, and rock all fused together.
My parents were quite strict; we couldn't just listen to whatever music we wanted. It was very much like they monitored what we listened to.
Medical attention and emotional support can be difficult to obtain for those in need, yet both are essential to nurturing healthy futures year round and especially during the holiday season.
We are soon approaching a refined holiday, "Merry Mas," where Christ will be taken out of its context.
THE HOLIDAYS ARE RUINED! This book is one page long and just contains that one sentence.
Whatever I have come to offer, I have come to offer and it may or may not be connected to anything that has happened in the past.
You call that begging? Oh, Kitten, you can do better than that...
Since I'm always working, my best holiday memories are definitely when I can just go home and spend time with my family.
I don't spend a lot on holidays, but have been very fortunate to travel extensively through doing various challenges around the world. The best place I've ever been is Argentina.
There was the best teachers from the Czech Philharmonic, highly dedicated people, some of the best musicians in the world passing on the knowledge about the country, about the principles, and about the music.
It's no coincidence that the word 'holiday' suggests a holy day, or that the longest book in the Torah concerns the Sabbath. If you wish to advance in any sphere, the best way is to take a retreat.
During holiday parties I end up recycling a lot of my cocktail dresses and just wearing a layering piece, like a blazer and tights, with it.
I came from an era when we didn't use electronic instruments. The bass wasn't even amplified. The sound was the sound you got.
I've no interest in going on a road trip. If I want to go on holiday, I want to sit on a beach, swim, drink cocktails and read a book.
Corned beef and cabbage - that's our favorite holiday meal when all the O' Haras gather around the table.
I was a heart surgeon before I came to Congress, and I've worked many holidays on behalf of my patients.
I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.
