36 Quotes by Vonda Shepard

My nature is to worry about everything too much.

My stint with 'Ally McBeal' is something I never planned nor expected.

The last thing I wanted was a big paycheck but no inspiration or support.

The two together are a really great combo: the family life and then being able to go play some shows and write.

We've been waiting for a format like triple-A where you can hear Crowded House, Joni Mitchell and R.E.M.

Although I don't come from a musical background, I was given piano lessons along with my sisters, but I wasn't what you would call a good student. I tended to write songs rather than do scales.

I do a lot of touring, yes, and I have my whole life ever since I was 19 years old, when I used to tour with Al Jarreau, Rickie Lee Jones, and Jackson Browne as a side musician.

I was born singing. My father tells this story about when I was 3 weeks old, how I would rock in the crib and sing in the crib all night long. My crib would roll across the floor in the middle of the night. Finally, my father nailed its legs to the floor.

I've been through the entire gamut of the music industry - I've been playing in clubs since I was 14, and I've been on Warner Bros, on Sony - I've had lots of successes and some serious times of struggle.