12 Lesley Gore Quotes for You to Enjoy

Lesley Gore

American Musician

Born: May 2, 1946

Died: Feb 16, 2015

Life Me People Think World You

Related authors: Bob Dylan Dolly Parton Frank Sinatra Juice Wrld Kanye West Lil Peep Nipsey Hussle YoungBoy Never Broke Again

The short story and the truth is that I was taking vocal lessons here in New York... One day, instead of my lesson, the piano player and I went into a studio... and we put down some demos... Those demos got to Quincy Jones through an agent... He listened to them, he called me, and we started to record. Lesley Gore

Truth Day Me Truth Is Down Lesson Those One Day Record Some Vocal Through Piano Piano Player He Studio Put Instead Taking New Got Demos York Listened Short New York Short Story Story Them Agent Lessons Player Here Started

I meet a lot of young people in the Midwest, and I saw what a difference a show like In the Life can make to their lives in some of these small towns where, you know, there are probably two gay people in the whole damn town. Lesley Gore

Life Gay You People Young Damn Meet Saw Some Small Small Towns Town Like Towns Know Make Lot Difference Where Young People Midwest Show Whole Lives Two

Given that there was that era of girl group music and it's still very popular, but I think if you looked at the chart from that time you would see many more men on it. Because the industry, they were catering to young girls. I mean, that's what they thought their audience was. Lesley Gore

Music Time You Thought Men Girl Young Group Think Would See Chart Given More Catering Looked Industry Because Audience Still Era Were Very Young Girls Mean Many Popular

I just kind of lived my life naturally and did what I wanted to do. Lesley Gore

Life My Life Kind Did Just Wanted Just Kind Naturally Lived

I think I turned to writing really just to wake up in the morning and be a musician and to have something to do, and feel like a musician every day even if I wasn't working. Lesley Gore

Day Morning Every Day Writing Wake Up Every Think Musician Something Feel Like Wake Up Just Turned Really Working Even

I have to say that when I first started singing, I didn't think it was a very noble profession. I worked for people like Robert Kennedy and I thought: 'Wow, that's what it's about. That's how you change the world.' And then I watched that disintegrate in front of my eyes, and it was very discouraging. Lesley Gore

You Change Eyes People World Thought First Singing Think Change The World Say Wow About Noble Like Robert Robert Kennedy How Discouraging Very Front Then Worked Profession Kennedy Watched Started

I had an opportunity to meet Elvis, only once. It was at the MGM Grand. It was certainly not at the height of his career. No, it wasn't at the height of his career, but it was still a thrill to see him and meet him anyway. You know? Lesley Gore

You Opportunity Meet Elvis Once See Thrill Only Had Know Him Still His Anyway Grand Height Certainly Career

I have nothing but the best memories of growing up in New Jersey. Of course, I grew up in a nice town, a suburb. But Tenafly was right next to Englewood, which had a tremendous amount of racial tension in the '60s. So I was aware of the real world. Lesley Gore

Best Memories World Nothing Nice Tremendous Tremendous Amount Had Tension New Town Course Real New Jersey Up Grew The Real World Real World Which Suburb Racial Next Growing Growing Up Aware Jersey Right Amount

On 'Sullivan,' you sang live. Not only that, you sang with a 40-piece band. So you had instruments that weren't even on the original record! So this was when the rubber met the road - when you had to really learn how to perform. And it was for 10 or 12 million people. So that was a challenge. Lesley Gore

You People Challenge Met Band Live Sullivan Record Only Had Road Perform Instruments Learn How Were Really Sang Original Even Million Million People Rubber

I'm a musical person, and that's what I want my life to be about. Lesley Gore

Life My Life Musical About Person Want

Lesley Gore Quotes

No more Lesley Gore quotes