41 Quotes by Kara DioGuardi

I’ve never been fired in my life.

Songwriters tell the truth.

Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn’t an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.

Some of the best songs that artists perform year after year are ones they hated.

I wanted a child, and there was no way I could get pregnant under the stress of 18-hour work days and live TV. When you’re somebody who’s used to making a decision about what they want to do and getting it and achieving it, when your body fails you, it’s a whole other experience.

I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I’m going to throw up.

I looked a little pasty. But hey, at least I didn’t wet myself!

A great song should make you stop everything that you’re doing. You should be so into it that you just can’t imagine doing anything else for that moment. You wouldn’t even dream of picking up the phone.

Look at someone like Ke$ha. I wouldn’t say she’s got the most rangy, incredible voice, but she’s got a thing. She stands for something, and people are buying into that.