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" Ally McBeal walks down the streets crying, looking for the right man. I don't do that. "
Looking
Man
Down
" Although I don't come from a musical background, I was given piano lessons along with my sisters, but I wasn't what you would call a good student. I tended to write songs rather than do scales. "
Along
You
Write
" At first, I wanted to start my own label, but it was such a full-time job that it became too much. "
First
Job
My Own
" For me, if 'Maryland' became half of what 'Searchin' My Soul' became, as far as radio play goes, I would be thrilled. "
Radio
Me
Half
" Having drive is a big part of success, along with integrity. You need to have a clear vision of what you want and take the steps to achieve it, even if that sometimes means playing gigs in tiny clubs. "
Success
Integrity
Drive
" I always give the audience a variety because I want to make sure they hear the favorites and all that. "
Want
Always
Audience
" I can't really stop doing the music because it really feeds me. "
Doing
Me
Stop
" I could have become a mime or a juggler, but I became a singer-songwriter instead. "
Mime
Singer-Songwriter
Become
" I do a lot of touring, yes, and I have my whole life ever since I was 19 years old, when I used to tour with Al Jarreau, Rickie Lee Jones, and Jackson Browne as a side musician. "
Yes
Life
Used
" I don't have much time for TV shows, but if I did, I'd watch 'Seinfeld' reruns. "
TV
Time
Much
" I had a hard-core cult following of at least 12. "
Had
Cult
Following
" I had a very artistic bohemian childhood. My father was an actor and a mime. "
Father
Actor
Bohemian
" I have played lots of clubs since I was 14, but I always did my own music. "
My Own
Always
Did
" I just kept making records, touring in Europe a lot, and then I had a baby in 2006, so my life has been very, very much family-orientated. "
My Life
Europe
Baby
" I love pop music, but I don't want to be Celine Dion. "
Want
Love
Music
" I'm not just a chick singer who sings high all the time. "
Time
Chick
High
" I seem to be drawn to the really romantic songs. "
Romantic
Drawn
Songs
" I spend a lot of time working in the studio as a producer, not just a singer. "
Just
Producer
Time
" I thought nothing would ever happen for me. My whole life had been geared toward being a singer, and it wasn't clicking. "
Me
Thought
Been
" I've been through the entire gamut of the music industry - I've been playing in clubs since I was 14, and I've been on Warner Bros, on Sony - I've had lots of successes and some serious times of struggle. "
Music
Through
Been
" I was born singing. My father tells this story about when I was 3 weeks old, how I would rock in the crib and sing in the crib all night long. My crib would roll across the floor in the middle of the night. Finally, my father nailed its legs to the floor. "
Father
Story
Old
" I would advise anyone starting out as a singer/songwriter to play live as much possible. You never know who might be in the audience. "
Play
Never
Live
" James Ralston, my guitar player, has performed with Tina Turner for about 22 years. Jim Hanson on bass has played with Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell and Bruce Springsteen, and they're fantastic musicians and amazing singers they get a really cool vocal sound together. "
Together
Amazing
Sound
" My advice is if you have to do music, then do it! There's no choice in your heart and your soul - unless you have that kind of great need, desire and determination, it's pretty tough out there! "
Determination
Great
Soul
" My mom always wanted to go to Maryland to live there. Baltimore, actually. She had a best friend who lived there. She kept saying that she was going to move there and make that her home, but she only made it halfway across the country and got stuck in Iowa. "
Best
She
Home
" My nature is to worry about everything too much. "
Everything
Too Much
Too
" My nature is... well... I'm a searcher by nature. I'm constantly searching for something; that's why I have a song called 'Looking for Something.' How do I do it? I read a lot of spiritual books; I meditate. "
Song
Why
Looking
" My stint with 'Ally McBeal' is something I never planned nor expected. "
Planned
Something
Ally
" Playing clubs is the ultimate - you see the faces; you hear the 'clicking' glasses - I love all that atmosphere and seeing people's mouths singing the words to the songs. "
Glasses
Words
Singing
" Starting young has definitely helped my success. All the experience I gained by touring with other players as a backing artist helped to prepare me for my own big break. "
Me
Artist
My Own
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