Quotes by Madeleine Peyroux

Madeleine Peyroux

I had my guitar and some talent so that I could make friends with intelligent people and could talk my way out of difficult situations.

Difficult Situations

Guitar

Intelligent

I listened to Billie Holiday a lot in order to learn to sing. She remains one of the extraordinary jazz singers. But my intent is to become my own voice, to be able to interpret these songs in my own way.

Holiday

Order

Song

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

People

Seeing

I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.

Artist

Teenager

Thinking

I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that.

Guitar

Play

Song

I was very lucky. Things happened, both bad and good, but I never got into real, deep trouble. But it wore me down. By the time I was 18, I was done. I didn’t want to live the life any more. I needed to develop past the point that busking takes you to.

Live Life

Past

Real

I’m very conscious of developing my singing, technically and stylistically. I want it to become more individual, express more of me. That’s my goal. These songs are steps along that way.

Goal

Singing

Song

I’ve always loved singing. I find it exhilarating.

Exhilarating

Singing

It’s great to have other people’s help. Then the music gets heard. There’s a lot more commercial support for that now.

Helping

People

Support

It’s wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

Mentor

Wonderful

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Artist

Atmosphere

Bob

Chance

Cities

Confidence

Difficult Situations

Disappointing

Ears

Enjoyed

Exhilarating

Father

Goal

Guitar

Helping

Holiday

Intelligent

Jazz

Live Life

Matter

Memories

Mentor

Music

New Orleans

New York

Normal

Order

Parent

Past

People

Play

Ravel

Real

Records

Seeing

Singing

Song

Stuff

Support

Teenager

Thinking

Vote

Where We Come

Wonderful

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Quotes by Madeleine Peyroux

Madeleine Peyroux

I had my guitar and some talent so that I could make friends with intelligent people and could talk my way out of difficult situations.

I listened to Billie Holiday a lot in order to learn to sing. She remains one of the extraordinary jazz singers. But my intent is to become my own voice, to be able to interpret these songs in my own way.

I love playing to people and seeing them react.

I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a long list of artists. They were important to me, especially as an early adolescent.

I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that.

I was very lucky. Things happened, both bad and good, but I never got into real, deep trouble. But it wore me down. By the time I was 18, I was done. I didn’t want to live the life any more. I needed to develop past the point that busking takes you to.

I’m very conscious of developing my singing, technically and stylistically. I want it to become more individual, express more of me. That’s my goal. These songs are steps along that way.

I’ve always loved singing. I find it exhilarating.

It’s great to have other people’s help. Then the music gets heard. There’s a lot more commercial support for that now.

It’s wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

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