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Vonda Shepard
American
Musician
Born:
Jul 7
,
1963
About
Life
Me
Music
Success
You
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The two together are a really great combo: the family life and then being able to go play some shows and write.
Vonda Shepard
Life
Great
Family
Together
Able
Some
Write
Go
Family Life
Being
Then
Really
Shows
Play
Two
I've been through the entire gamut of the music industry - I've been playing in clubs since I was 14, and I've been on Warner Bros, on Sony - I've had lots of successes and some serious times of struggle.
Vonda Shepard
Music
Struggle
Music Industry
Bros
Some
Entire
Through
Had
Sony
Since
Industry
Been
Lots
Times
Clubs
Successes
Warner
Warner Bros
Serious
Playing
My advice is if you have to do music, then do it! There's no choice in your heart and your soul - unless you have that kind of great need, desire and determination, it's pretty tough out there!
Vonda Shepard
Music
Great
You
Soul
Heart
Determination
Tough
Advice
Unless
Out
Kind
No Choice
Pretty
Then
Choice
Your
Desire
Need
I just kept making records, touring in Europe a lot, and then I had a baby in 2006, so my life has been very, very much family-orientated.
Vonda Shepard
Life
My Life
Baby
Has-Been
Records
Had
Touring
Making
Been
Lot
Very
Just
Then
Much
Europe
Kept
I can't really stop doing the music because it really feeds me.
Vonda Shepard
Music
Me
Feeds
Because
Doing
Stop
Really
At first, I wanted to start my own label, but it was such a full-time job that it became too much.
Vonda Shepard
Too Much
Job
First
Own
Too
My Own
Became
Label
Wanted
Much
Full-Time
Full-Time Job
Start
I had a hard-core cult following of at least 12.
Vonda Shepard
Following
Had
Least
Cult
I always give the audience a variety because I want to make sure they hear the favorites and all that.
Vonda Shepard
Favorites
Give
Variety
Make
Sure
Because
Audience
Always
Hear
Want
I seem to be drawn to the really romantic songs.
Vonda Shepard
Drawn
Seem
Songs
Romantic
Really
The biggest similarity between me and my character is that we've both played clubs for 20 years. In real life, the clubs aren't quite as controlled - and my hair isn't quite as in place as it is on 'Ally McBeal.'
Vonda Shepard
Life
Character
Me
Hair
Real Life
Similarity
Both
Ally
Between
Real
Years
Controlled
Quite
Biggest
Place
Clubs
Played
I don't have much time for TV shows, but if I did, I'd watch 'Seinfeld' reruns.
Vonda Shepard
Time
TV
TV Shows
Seinfeld
Did
Much
Reruns
Shows
Watch
Having drive is a big part of success, along with integrity. You need to have a clear vision of what you want and take the steps to achieve it, even if that sometimes means playing gigs in tiny clubs.
Vonda Shepard
Success
You
Integrity
Vision
Sometimes
Achieve
Drive
Big
Gigs
Having
Take
Part
Clear
Clear Vision
Steps
Along
Big Part
Tiny
Want
Clubs
Means
Even
Playing
Need
The last thing I wanted was a big paycheck but no inspiration or support.
Vonda Shepard
Big
Inspiration
Support
Wanted
Paycheck
Thing
Last
I thought nothing would ever happen for me. My whole life had been geared toward being a singer, and it wasn't clicking.
Vonda Shepard
Life
Me
Thought
Nothing
Would
Geared
Had
Toward
Singer
Clicking
Been
Being
Happen
Whole
Ever
I'm not just a chick singer who sings high all the time.
Vonda Shepard
Time
High
Singer
Sings
Chick
Just
Who
I could have become a mime or a juggler, but I became a singer-songwriter instead.
Vonda Shepard
Become
Mime
Could
Instead
Singer-Songwriter
Became
Juggler
Ally McBeal walks down the streets crying, looking for the right man. I don't do that.
Vonda Shepard
Man
Looking
Walks
Down
Right Man
Ally
Crying
Right
Streets
My nature is... well... I'm a searcher by nature. I'm constantly searching for something; that's why I have a song called 'Looking for Something.' How do I do it? I read a lot of spiritual books; I meditate.
Vonda Shepard
Nature
Spiritual
Song
Looking
Books
Constantly
Something
Well
Read
How
Lot
Searcher
Searching
Why
Meditate
My stint with 'Ally McBeal' is something I never planned nor expected.
Vonda Shepard
Something
Never
Ally
Nor
Expected
Planned
I love pop music, but I don't want to be Celine Dion.
Vonda Shepard
Love
Music
Want
Pop
Pop Music
I was born singing. My father tells this story about when I was 3 weeks old, how I would rock in the crib and sing in the crib all night long. My crib would roll across the floor in the middle of the night. Finally, my father nailed its legs to the floor.
Vonda Shepard
Old
Father
Long
Singing
Crib
Finally
All Night
Tells
Would
Born
About
Weeks
Nailed
Sing
Rock
How
Roll
Middle
Legs
Story
Across
Floor
Night
I had a very artistic bohemian childhood. My father was an actor and a mime.
Vonda Shepard
Father
Mime
Had
Very
Artistic
Childhood
Bohemian
Actor
There was a singer-songwriter who slept on our couch for a year when I was about 7 or 8. She used to sing these songs for us, and I loved it. It was magical to watch her.
Vonda Shepard
Year
Slept
Our
About
Magical
Couch
Songs
Sing
Singer-Songwriter
She
Loved
Us
Used
Who
Her
Watch
Although I don't come from a musical background, I was given piano lessons along with my sisters, but I wasn't what you would call a good student. I tended to write songs rather than do scales.
Vonda Shepard
Good
You
Musical
Background
Scales
Would
Rather
Given
Good Student
Write
Piano
Student
Piano Lessons
Songs
Along
Come
Call
Although
Than
Sisters
Lessons
Starting young has definitely helped my success. All the experience I gained by touring with other players as a backing artist helped to prepare me for my own big break.
Vonda Shepard
Success
Me
Experience
Big
Own
Young
Other
Backing
Definitely
My Own
Touring
Big Break
Artist
Break
Gained
Helped
Prepare
Players
Starting
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