Shawn Colvin

I have yet to have a successful outcome of sitting in a room with someone and trying to write a song. The way that I generally co-write is that someone else writes the music or part of the music.

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These are some quotes by American author Shawn Colvin Artist, who was born on January 10, 1958.

Quotes by Shawn Colvin

One of the dumber things my manager said was, Stick to the melody. But I can't.

Shawn Colvin

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Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.

Shawn Colvin

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I think the thing that has made it possible for me to write personal songs and sing them year after year is the sensibility for good writing. Just opening your veins all over the paper is not necessarily going to be interesting. I wanted to speak to people.

Shawn Colvin

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