“I gladly sacrifice pear-shaped tones in favor of down-to-earth emotion.” EmotionSacrificeSingingSinger Author:Oliver
“A song should stand on its own and on what a singer does with it. It shouldn't need a lot of extra help to be good.” SongMusicSingingGoodHelpSongsMusiciansSinger Author:Oliver
“I try to make the music give people a chance to become engrossed with what they hear enough to possibly experience things they've probably experienced on their own but don't normally let themselves go so as to feel them fully.” SongMusicMusicianSingingExperienceFeelingFeelings And EmotionsFeelExperiencesSongsEngrossed Author:Oliver
“My job is to entertain people by playing my music well. You shouldn't really be upset because people like you, should you?” MusicMusicianSingingUpsetJobPlaying MusicSingerEntertainEntertainerBeing Liked Author:Oliver
“I think of myself first as a singer, meaning an interpreter. Then I think of myself as a writer. It is an outlet I have to have. I get very hard to live with without something happening to write about.” WritingSingingWriterSingerOutlet Author:Oliver