Every artist wants to connect with the listener.LPTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“Every artist wants to connect with the listener.
“I'd love to do something with Bruno Mars because I love his voice and the playful and intelligent way he delivers a song.”LPIntelligent
“I have worked with artists who are super-young and new and experiencing success, and I feel bad because I can see it in their eyes that they truly think that is it for the rest of their life. And I am like, 'It may be, but you have to work at it, and even if you do, it may not be, so enjoy what is going on right now.'”
“I don't look into myself too much. I don't think I'm shy so much as a better listener than I am a speaker. I just really don't wish for attention.”Eliot SumnerListener
“I look for songs that the listener, when they hear it, they believe what I'm singing about, that I know what I'm singing about. That's my whole deal. I try to choose songs that a male or a female can perform and relate to.”
“With Joe Walsh, that was kind of random. I'd written 'Hi-Roller Baby' for myself while I was at Island/Def Jam; literally, four years later, it got cut. Songs can be around for a long time.”LPBaby
“It gives the listener a good workout, to listen to the music, the same as it does us to play it.”Jim SullivanListener
“A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talker with a sore throat.”Katharine WhitehornListener