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Joan Armatrading Quotes

Joan Armatrading Quotes

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.
Joan Armatrading

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.
Joan Armatrading

I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people come unstuck when they try to change what they do and what they are known for.
Joan Armatrading

I love to go on tour and perform. I love all the parts of the process.
Joan Armatrading

I've written what and when I want to. It's been about expressing myself. But with the degree, I had to learn to do everything in a very specific, disciplined way. I am very disciplined, but this demanded a totally different kind of discipline. A real challenge.
Joan Armatrading

In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and it's just the same.
Joan Armatrading

Inspiration doesn't really work like that - you're not looking out for it. Inspiration is something that tends to capture you rather than you capture it.
Joan Armatrading

It's a very organic process, and it has a specific order to it. I love to write, and once you've written, then you arrange. After the arrangement, you record it, and then you tour it.
Joan Armatrading

My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started writing my songs.
Joan Armatrading

Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song.
Joan Armatrading

So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours.
Joan Armatrading

So if you're on tour for eight months, a year... or whatever it is you definitely don't want arguments and I'm happy to say that I've always had a really nice bunch of people around me all the time.
Joan Armatrading

So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to each other and how they relate to each other and waiting for that inspiration is the thing that allows me to keep writing.
Joan Armatrading

That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well - and just have fun on stage.
Joan Armatrading

When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to listen, I didn't have time.
Joan Armatrading

When you're on tour you definitely don't want lots of arguments. It's very important that everybody gets on because you're in close proximity a great deal of the time.
Joan Armatrading

Writing music is just something that I was born to do.
Joan Armatrading

Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don't think there is any exception - who I've worked with is they've all been very, very talented musicians.
Joan Armatrading

Yesterday I was playing Beethoven's fifth, because I love that.
Joan Armatrading



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