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

Quote by Michael Bolton about influence, proudness

If you take care of your voice and have the good fortune of having enough success for a certain period of time, you can continue doing what you love to do.

Quote by Michael Bolton about wealth, voice, success, contentment, good, good luck, time, love

In this constant battle for success, competition, business, it's tough just to make a living, to continue at a certain level.

Quote by Michael Bolton about competition, success, affair

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.

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It's an important thing to remember where you came from.

Quote by Michael Bolton about things, contentment

It's that music that got you on the map. Then you have to find the right material to keep you there.

Quote by Michael Bolton about music, contentment, rightness

It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.

Quote by Michael Bolton about intention

My grandmother was born in Leeds - I was happy to be accepted here. The British invasion completely won me over.

Quote by Michael Bolton about happiness

No matter how great we get with digital formats of instrumentation, nothing really quite duplicates the real thing.

Quote by Michael Bolton about real estate, nothing, things

One song will launch you, but you don't want to be a one-song artist.

Quote by Michael Bolton about artists, contentment

Sinatra, here's a guy who plays a tough guy in all his movies, but was allowed to be vulnerable when he stepped up to the microphone.

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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.

Quote by Michael Bolton about career, home, affair, artists, good, good luck

The bigger you are, the harder they come down on you.

Quote by Michael Bolton about contentment

The energy level I was looking for would only come from live brass and the luxurious part of it, which was the live string section.

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The music speaks to various ages. It makes the show a whole lot of fun.

Quote by Michael Bolton about music

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

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The U.K. was my biggest market outside of the U.S. I sold over 5 million albums in the U.K. It's why I came back so many times.

Quote by Michael Bolton about stores

The whole industry evolves around a great song.

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The whole industry evolves around a great song. There are a lot of people who have been married more than once and who have found love more than once.

Quote by Michael Bolton about love, people

There are certain people who have become better artists, but they're brilliant at marketing. I think someone who's been phenomenal like that is Madonna.

Quote by Michael Bolton about artists, people