Patti Scialfa Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : July 29, 1953 Browse All Authors Top 22 quotes by Patti Scialfa When I write songs I write for myself...I'm writing it as a form of expression, and hoping to find an audience, an audience that responds to music that is honest and lyrical and tells stories. Patti Scialfa music writing song With any long-term relationship, you have good days and bad days. Patti Scialfa bad good you relationship People were a little leery when I was doing the press for my last album 'Rumble Doll,' yes. It's always that thing that this is a dilettante or a pet project. Patti Scialfa doll doing pet people When you're married to someone famous, people know you, but they're not really seeing you. Patti Scialfa someone know you people You drive past your old high school, and even if everybody treated you terribly, you still go take a look, don't you? Patti Scialfa look you past school I like having the space of my own project. Patti Scialfa project own my-own space I loved a lot of different kinds of music, but for my own thing, I went for the singer-songwriters. Patti Scialfa loved own my-own music I did feel funny about being fair and having red hair and freckles. I did not like that because I grew up in a neighbourhood where no one had red hair. I felt very conspicuous but not in a nice way. Patti Scialfa feel red hair funny We always make a hot breakfast for the kids: oatmeal, pancakes, bacon, scrambled eggs, the whole deal. We like to have that time in the morning together as a family. Patti Scialfa family together time morning All my kids play guitar, sing, and dabble with writing. Patti Scialfa sing guitar play writing When I was younger, I'd go to the Museum of Television and Radio in New York and watch this beautiful clip of Billie Holiday playing with a bassist, a pianist and Gerry Mulligan, who was a friend of mine, on baritone sax. At one point, she looks over at Gerry, and they just smile. When those moments happen, it's just lovely. Patti Scialfa friend smile holiday beautiful I grew up in an era where you had to find your own way as a woman. When I was a kid, there was this whole physical and emotional neatness and purity that a woman was supposed to have, and I didn't fit into that. Patti Scialfa woman own you way There was such a lack of modern, recognizable role models for a young girl in the 1950s. I mean, 'Leave It to Beaver' didn't speak to me. That's why I latched on to music. Patti Scialfa me music girl speak You know how you get close to something you want and then you start doing things to ensure that you don't quite get it? I did a lot of that. Patti Scialfa doing start know you Forget the press - just being a partner of somebody who's very, very famous, it's hard to keep your center and your personality intact. Patti Scialfa partner your personality forget For writing, I get up early in the morning - 5 o'clock, 4:30. I'm a morning person... So I try to do it while people are asleep. The mornings are the nicest. Patti Scialfa person writing morning people You come to the city, and you have a chance to find out who you really are. Patti Scialfa find city you chance I like writing a body of music that has a cohesive, emotional thread through it. Patti Scialfa emotional music body writing My real priorities were my family - my kids and Bruce - and my work with the E Street Band. Patti Scialfa street priorities family work I don't really sell many records. Patti Scialfa really sell many records 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
