A biography for Sheryl Crowhasn’t been written yet.
“Music really becomes the soundtrack to the major events to your life.”
“When you tune your guitar in a different way, it lends itself to a new way of looking at your songwriting.”
“I've only been making records since 1991. When you look at the long-standing careers of people like Joni, it's not very long!”
“I don't really cringe over any of my albums.”
“You can't be in the public eye without making mistakes and having some regrets and having people analyze everything you do.”
“I have yet to write that one song that defines my career.”
“When I reach the point that I write Yesterday, then I can retire.”
“I got to learn to surf.”
“There's a lot of integrity with musicians; you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best version of yourself you can be.”
“Most writers like to maintain some sort of anonymity. For me, making videos was an assault.”
“It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up.”
“I have been around for a long, long time. I didn't make it 'til I was older. I went through the period when women were not getting signed, particularly if you were writing songs that were lyrically propelled.”
“The video forum for me has been a source of great consternation because once you start projecting a look to a song, it robs the listener of their ability to adopt that song and make the lyric their own.”
“Beck said he didn't believe in the theory of a song coming through you as if you were an open vessel. I agree with him to a certain extent.”
“Some people are really good at maneuvering their careers and images and I'm not one of those people.”
“I hate that word, mature, but I guess I am growing up.”
“I become more seasoned, it's less interesting to try and compete in the pop market.”
“That feeling of freedom, open highways of possibilities, has kind of been lost to materialism and marketing.”
“There's so much of it you can't control. There is no handbook for how to conduct yourself in the public world.”
“Music commands how we feel, dictates what we experience in our feelings.”