“I went from living in my dad's basement to moving to New York. So I never had that middle ground of easing into adulthood.” Quote by Alex Winston
“I took opera lessons. I can't read music to save my life, but I would just copy and get away with it. I think that they thought I could read music, but I can't. I would just listen. It was really me just mimicking. That's one of the reasons I decided I didn't want to do that anymore.” ThinkingReasonGet AwayJust Listen Author:Alex Winston
“I felt that I really couldn't be creative with opera. You're supposed to sound this way here. You're supposed to crescendo here. You're supposed to do that. I had no sense of identity while singing that kind of music.” KindCreativeIdentitySingingBe CreativeCrescendo Author:Alex Winston
“The influence is really all over the place. Detroit, definitely because of Motown and Stooges. When you come from a place like Detroit, you're really proud of what you have there.” InfluenceProudMotownStooges Author:Alex Winston
“I grew up listening to a lot of that stuff, Motown and Stooges. But also early rock-and-roll like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley. I feel like as I grew older, I've been working with different musicians, people that have are constantly showing me different things.” PeopleDifferentListeningMusicianJerryChuckMotownStooges Author:Alex Winston
“I love country, folk, and strong female voices, like Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, PJ Harvey, and Kate Bush.” CountryStrongFemaleStrong Female Author:Alex Winston
“I hate saying I'm a new musician, because I've been doing this forever, but they like to put new musicians on a lot of weird bills.” HateForeverMusicianI Hate Author:Alex Winston
“Obviously, you've spent some time in New York. I moved there and it was a bit much. It was a bit overwhelming for me. I didn't want to go out. I just felt a little homesick. I was just waiting to feel excited about something. I went through a phase of feeling kind of dull. It's really easy to shut off in New York and stay in your apartment.” KindFeelingsEasyWaitingMovedExcitedOverwhelmingApartmentHomesick Author:Alex Winston
“I call my backup singers my sister wives. To me, they are my best friends. We are all super close. It's kind of like the closest relationship you can have without being blood related, to me. It's a joke that they're sister wives - obviously, we're not polygamists.” KindWifeJokesMy SisterMy Best Friend Author:Alex Winston
“I don't know if you've ever been skiing, but if you go to the slope you'll see all these kids fearlessly zooming by. It's only when we get older that fear creeps in. But for me, it just never has. And when it comes to racing, it's always about who is willing to go further, who is willing to take that extra step. I'm willing to take any amount of pain to win. I'm hungry like you.” KidsPainWinningLike YouHungryExtrasRacingSkiing Author:Lewis Hamilton
“I'm constantly watching my weight for my job, and I've trained so hard this year to be ready for this season-more rigorously than ever - but people who tune in to Formula One have no comprehension of what we have to do to be fit. It's so physical. This year, the car is way faster than when you came to the race. And the physicality has gone up quite a lot, at least 20 to 30 percent. People don't see that. They don't see us as athletes. They just see us driving.” PeopleCarFitAthleteDriving Author:Lewis Hamilton