98 Quotes by Michael Bolton

When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song.

But I’m not superstitious. I don’t really eat dinner before I go on stage, because digesting a lot of food kind of shuts you down. And I try not to get involved in emotional conversations with anyone beforehand either, so I’ve got a clear head.

A lot of my success comes from black music. It’s something I’m very proud of.

I still get butterflies. It’s because there’s a certain level of responsibility you carry when doing a concert. You’ve got to sound at least as good as the record.

I have friends who’ve tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I’ve had the opposite experience.

With the internet, things are so much more immediate. People taste-test things to see if they want to buy the CD.

You can’t make everybody love what you do, but you can know how great you feel doing it.

Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn’t want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist.

The whole industry evolves around a great song.