Michael Bolton Quotes

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

A lot of the greatest compositions were made famous by Sinatra.
Michael Bolton

Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself.
Michael Bolton

Considering the amount of information we're bombarded by, it's amazing if a song can transcend time.
Michael Bolton

Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.
Michael Bolton

I kept looking to do songs that were written years ago and would live or outlive all of us, and the one thing they had in common was Sinatra.
Michael Bolton

I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.
Michael Bolton

I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?
Michael Bolton

I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer.
Michael Bolton

It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.
Michael Bolton

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.
Michael Bolton

The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to.
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.
Michael Bolton

Whoever best serves the song is going to be served by the song.
Michael Bolton

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

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