Gilbert O'Sullivan Quotes

Gilbert O'Sullivan
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Irish Musician
Born: Dec 1, 1946
Good Me Music People Song You
I like conflict in songs. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Conflict Songs Like
Lennon and McCartney became great songwriters because they were prepared to listen to and learn from all types of music. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Music Great Types Songwriters Learn Became Because Were Listen McCartney Lennon Prepared
As long as I can write songs, make a record and do concerts, I'm really quite happy. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Happy Long I Can Record Write Songs Make Concerts Quite Really
I used to play music all night and sleep during the day. I was very career-minded. The music dominated everything and anything that interfered with that, I put a stop to it. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Music Day Everything All Night Put Very Dominated Stop Anything Interfered Used Play Play Music Night Sleep
At school, I was basically a loner, it was hard until I was 15 or so. Then I went to art school and was gifted with freedom to do the things I really wanted to do. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Art Freedom School Gifted Loner Until Art School Wanted Then Really Hard Things Basically
I always tell people that I went through long hair. I was a typical art school scruff. It was good then. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Art Good People School Long Hair Typical Tell Long Hair Through Always Art School Then
The measure of success was writing a song, recording it and for it being in the hit parade in England. Success was about the postman walking up the garden whistling my song. I wasn't trying to conquer the world. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Success Garden Song Writing World Recording Parade Postman About Up Hit Walking Trying Being Whistling Measure England Conquer
I couldn't live without Radio 1. They condemned me to oblivion, but they're what I grew up with. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Me Live Oblivion Without Condemned Up Grew Radio
Success isn't dependent on the market place, because I can't control that. It's about completing a good song. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Success Good Song Control Market Completing About Good Song Because Dependent Place
It's ridiculous that people would judge my songs based on what I wore, but that's how it is... superficial. I don't really care, though - I am confident in the quality of my own work. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Work Quality People Judge I Am Care Own Though Would Superficial My Own Songs How Am Confident Wore Really Ridiculous Based
I'd love to see myself on sale in shops. It tickles me, does the idea of me being marketed. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Love Myself Me See Idea Does Sale Shops Being
I've only recorded my own songs. I don't consider myself a great singer, so I wouldn't be comfortable interpreting other people's songs. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Myself Great People Own Other Consider Recorded My Own Only Songs Singer Comfortable Interpreting
Success for me is to write what I think is a good song. When I'm pleased with it, that, for me, is a magical moment. I never lost that buzz. Gilbert O'Sullivan
Success Good Me Song Lost Think Pleased I Think Magical Good Song Write Never Moment Buzz
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