Toni Tennille Browse All Authors Top 18 quotes by Toni Tennille Doug Dragon was a brilliant musician with many friends who loved Doug Dragon greatly, i was at my most creative in my life when I was with Doug Dragon. Toni Tennille top-news The only one I slept with the whole time I was married was Daryl, i was determined I was going to make my marriage work. I also made a vow that I was going to be true to Daryl and faithful to Daryl, and I was the entire time. Toni Tennille entertainment In 1969, I wrote a musical called 'Mother Earth.' It was a rock musical with an ecology theme. We did it at the South Coast Repertory Theatre in Southern California where I was a member. It was a smash hit in this small theater. Toni Tennille small theatre earth mother Once you've established yourself with hits that become part of people's lives, then they pretty much always want to see you. Toni Tennille yourself see you people There was a period after my first solo album came out that about 50 per cent of my work was with symphonies and big bands. We did the Captain and Tennille as well, but it ended up being about 50-50. Toni Tennille captain big being work I'm the 'Muskrat Love' girl. Toni Tennille girl love The biggest surprise to people is that I sang background on Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' album. Toni Tennille pink background surprise people My years of ballet and jazz dance lessons didn't make me any more graceful - they just helped keep me from bumping into the furniture on stage. Toni Tennille me furniture stage dance I just don't read reviews, because it can really hurt you. Toni Tennille because just you hurt The Stones can get out there and do it till they're old men. But certain groups are sad-looking to me. Toni Tennille old get me men I was uncomfortable with that kind of fame when you're in the tabloids every day. Toni Tennille every-day day you fame My heart is with the standards. That's what I was raised on. I'm perfectly comfortable with pop. I feel lucky because I'm pretty versatile. Toni Tennille pretty feel lucky heart My mother did play classical piano, not that well. And actually, my father sang with the big bands - he sang with Bob Crosby's band - but he had to give up show business when his father died. He had to come back to Montgomery and take over the furniture store. Toni Tennille back business mother father In 1972 through '74, right before we hit it big, we were hauling our own equipment into the club and setting up and playing for, I don't know, a hundred bucks a night. Toni Tennille own big know night I am just the most boring person you will ever meet. I'm the good Southern daughter. I'm not outrageous. Toni Tennille i-am good you daughter Actually, the year 2000 is our 25th anniversary of doing Captain & Tennille. I can't believe it. It's like, how is this possible? Toni Tennille doing year anniversary believe Any woman can be a siren one minute and in pigtails the next. I am a very complex person with more than just the one facet that television played on. Toni Tennille woman person i-am television I'm not going to be rockin' n' rollin' when I'm 50 years old. But you can be in your prime on television, compose songs, or write a Broadway play when you're 50. Toni Tennille your you play television
