I didn't not perform. Melissa Manchester More Quotes by Melissa Manchester More Quotes From Melissa Manchester A Grammy is a wonderful thing; all of a sudden you're given a new audience but, like anything, you have to be able to grow with these songs if you really want a long artistic career. Melissa Manchester careers song long I was part of the first wave of singer/songwriters but I was also in that first wave of singer/songwriters who experienced the music industry when technology started to take over. Melissa Manchester singers technology firsts I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away. Melissa Manchester please believe people Yeah, you know, I performed occasionally. I was in such despair because I just - if I didn't have my music to connect with, I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to be doing. There was never a 'B' plan here; it was just this. So it took me a long time to find my way. Melissa Manchester despair long way Don't cry out loud, keep it inside, learn how to hide your feelings. Fly high and proud, and if you should fall, remember you almost had it all. Melissa Manchester remember-you inspirational fall You know, somebody mentioned that I was sort of a jazz-pop singer. And I'm thrilled that somebody would find that, at last, in my presentation, because it's such a part of where I live. Melissa Manchester jazz singers lasts I do love to perform. And I'm ever so grateful that this has turned into a job with a future. Melissa Manchester so-grateful grateful jobs Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention as a singer/songwriter. ... I left because I could no longer make records that sounded less and less like me. I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away. Melissa Manchester writing song believe Everybody wants to write a hit song, but in Nashville people want to write the best song, which was my original intention as a singer/songwriter. Melissa Manchester nashville writing song
