It’s understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak. – 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
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. – Michael Bolton
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. – 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
No matter how great we get with digital formats of instrumentation, nothing really quite duplicates the real thing. – Michael Bolton
I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you’re really setting yourself up for disappointment. – 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
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
To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing. – 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
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’re presuming too much by using the word legacy – presuming that someone is going to care. – 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
I have friends who’ve tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I’ve had the opposite experience. – Michael Bolton
When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight. – Michael Bolton
You can’t make everybody love what you do, but you can know how great you feel doing it. – Michael Bolton
