Be happy and comfortable with who you are, whoever it may be. Colbie Caillat More Quotes by Colbie Caillat More Quotes From Colbie Caillat A great song should lift your heart, warm the soul and make you feel good. Colbie Caillat music heart song Songwriting is like a therapy, it's a connection that you have with another person, and I'm not scared of it at all for some reason. Colbie Caillat scared connections reason Bob Marley is a huge influence. I love reggae music, but I also love the purpose of the songs he writes and the style of the music - it takes your worries away and makes you feel good, and I think that's what music is about. Colbie Caillat writing song thinking I pay attention to how I look but I don't let it go too far. Colbie Caillat let-it-go attention looks Wait a second Why should you care what they think of you? When you're all alone, by yourself, do you like you? Do you like you? You don't have to try so hard, you don't have to give it all away, you just have to get up You don't have to change a single thing. Colbie Caillat waiting giving thinking I think the older you get, the more you know about life, and the more you learn about yourself and you become comfortable in your own skin. So the older I'm getting, the more fun I'm having. Colbie Caillat skins fun thinking Whenever I'm on tour and I'm in my hotel room and I'm writing and playing my guitar, I go in the bathroom and I record whatever I'm writing in there. It's just what I love to do. Colbie Caillat records guitar writing Well, I started writing songs about three years ago when I learned to play the guitar, but I've been singing since I was eleven. Colbie Caillat play writing song I get inspired by what I go through. Experiencing all these different things we all go through like heartache, falling in love, watching a family member or a friend going through [something], and trying to write about it from a different perspective. Colbie Caillat falling-in-love perspective writing What's really cool is to be able to write music and have people around the world [who are] able to relate to it. They tell you that [your] song helped them get through a divorce or they got married to that song. It makes me want to keep doing that for [myself] and for people. Colbie Caillat divorce writing song I don't like being vulnerable. I feel uncomfortable in it. Colbie Caillat uncomfortable vulnerable feels I try to keep myself busy. I always hang out with my family and friends and my dogs. Go to the beach. Go swimming. Go get exercise. Go on a hike. Colbie Caillat swimming dog beach I usually end up falling for one of my really good guy friends because I know everything about them, and you fall in love with their personalities, and it makes them become attractive to you in your eyes. Colbie Caillat falling-in-love eye personality I don't take relationships too seriously, but everyone else seems to. And when you get your heart broken, it's like the end of the world. And I look at it as that was one moment in your life, one chapter. That person helped you grow and figure out what kind of person you want to be with in the future. Colbie Caillat end-of-the-world broken heart I didn't want to call and schedule shows or call and make people listen to my music. Luckily, my friends and family really stayed on me and made me put myself out there. Colbie Caillat schedules family-and-friends people Writing is my therapy. My feelings build up inside of me and then I sit down and write a song. Colbie Caillat feelings writing song When I turned 19 I kinda realized that I needed to write my own songs instead of singing songs written by other people. Colbie Caillat writing song people I'm always shy and timid when I write in front of people. Colbie Caillat shy writing people I miss everything about you. Can't believe that I still want youAnd after all the things we've been through. Colbie Caillat missing-you i-miss-you believe Taking a song and bringing it to life in a professional recording studio can be an intimidating process at first; I know it certainly was for me. So to be able to offer support and guidance to an emerging singer-songwriter is a huge honor. I look forward to playing a role in such an exciting time of someone's songwriting career. Colbie Caillat support careers song
