Patty Smyth

Musician

60 Quotes

Bios are always so dull and boring.

It's funny. You travel all over the world, and you wind up with a guy from your hometown.

I've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but I lived in Brooklyn for a while as a kid. I went to junior high school there. Girls in Brooklyn have to be tough - I mean real tough - just to get by. It's life in the combat zone.

Honesty is always hip.

I'm not a Pat Benatar clone. I wish people would forget about that comparison.

I listen to country music. I listen to jazz. I listen to R&B. I listen to Jimi Hendrix a lot.

Being a mom was a full-time job. I was never willing to sacrifice everything for my career.

In the past, I've allowed myself to record songs that I wish I had not, but agreed to for one reason or another.

I'd love to have a Christmas classic under my belt. It's hard to write a Christmas song.

I don't want to bore people with stories about being in rock n' roll and being a mother. Other singers do it. I can, too. I just do what I have to do. It's not that hard. It's just different.

When I was a kid, those were carefree days without much pressure.

When you have a different mother, you want to be in her world. Because in mine, I didn't feel like I fit in.

When you have a different mother, you want to be in her world. Because in mine, I didn't feel like I fit in.

You had to have a great voice or talent as a musician before imaging or marketing plans came into play.

I haven't always made all of the right decisions from a career perspective, but things worked out in the end.

When I was a kid, those were carefree days without much pressure.

When 'The Warrior' came out, Scandal was no more.

I'd love to have a Christmas classic under my belt. It's hard to write a Christmas song.

In the past, I've allowed myself to record songs that I wish I had not, but agreed to for one reason or another.

When 'The Warrior' came out, Scandal was no more.

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