Amanda McBroom Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : August 9, 1947 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Amanda McBroom I say love, it is a flower, and you, its only seed. Amanda McBroom seeds flower I just believe that our most redeeming feature as a species is our capacity for love. Amanda McBroom species capacity believe I'm kind of a pop balladeer because I love the art of storytelling. I call myself 'HBO for the ears'; I sing little movies. Amanda McBroom hbo ears art I just started writing for my own amusement and occasionally singing in little clubs around Los Angeles. Then I wrote "The Rose," and through a series of divine things that I had no control over and had no idea were going to happen, it got in the movie, and that changed everything. Amanda McBroom rose writing ideas I was in Jacques Brel Off-Broadway for many years, so I've always been a singing actress, but the songwriting was a complete surprise. I had never written a song in my life. We were on the road with Jacques Brel doing the national tour, and I picked up a guitar one day and I wrote a song. Amanda McBroom guitar song years When I was first introduced to the music of Jacques Brel, I was totally floored. I had never heard anything as intelligent or sexy or angry as his music. Amanda McBroom sexy intelligent firsts It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. Amanda McBroom afraid never dance heart Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors
