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Shawn Colvin

Shawn Colvin

American Artist

Born: Jan 10, 1958

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I would say my whole first record, 'Steady On,' had a lot to do with healing. Shawn Colvin

Healing First Say Would Record Steady Had Lot Whole

I consider myself as a singer first, but something that really helped me come into my own is that there's not a separation between me singing and me playing the guitar. The two fed off the other. Shawn Colvin

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long. Shawn Colvin

With my songs, the question is always, 'Can you pull it off live, alone on just an acoustic guitar?' That's the litmus test. If I can, then it's a song I ought to record. If I can't, it's probably not good enough. Shawn Colvin

When you know part of the industry thinks of you as a one-hit wonder, that's painful. Shawn Colvin

You One-Hit Part Know Industry Wonder Painful Thinks

It was a beauty contest in the '80s. If they played two women back to back on the radio, it was almost a scandal. Shawn Colvin

Women Beauty Back Scandal Almost Contest Radio Played Two

When I became sober, I was 27 and struggling as an artist. Shawn Colvin

Struggling Became Artist Sober

As a kid, I was depressed and riddled with anxiety. The bottom dropped out when I was 19. Shawn Colvin

Anxiety Kid Out Bottom Dropped Depressed Riddled

Put me in a room with a songwriter, and I just clam up. I get shy. Shawn Colvin

Me Songwriter Put Up Get Just Room Shy

I don't support Trump. We'll put that right out there. Shawn Colvin

Out Put Support Trump Right

I've had a prolonged adolescence, like a lot of my generation. Shawn Colvin

Generation Prolonged Adolescence My Generation Had Like Lot

I can perform easily; I don't mind getting up in front of people at all. I've always sung and felt confident about that, and guitar playing isn't a stretch, but songwriting is. We all have our challenges in what we do, and that's mine. Shawn Colvin

When I'm writing with John Leventhal, the music that he's written mostly comes first. And I'll write the lyrics and the melody. Shawn Colvin

Music Writing First Lyrics Melody John Write He Written Mostly

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