I don't like to watch myself. I can't get into the story; I'm too critical. Cheyenne Jackson More Quotes by Cheyenne Jackson More Quotes From Cheyenne Jackson A few years ago, when I was writing songs for my first album, I was staying with Michael Feinstein as I often did. I was working on a pilot. My grandma was very sick at the time. She died of complications from alcoholism. She always used to say [in his grandma's voice], "Red wine is good for my heart. That's what my doctor said." And we'd say, "Yeah, but not for breakfast." Unfortunately, it was the thing that killed her. I felt inspired to write a song about her and what that meant for her life and for all of us. I was writing it in Michael's house. Cheyenne Jackson grandmaheartsong I love Jane [Krakowski]. Jane's been a dear friend for maybe a dozen years. We've worked together on many shows and concerts and readings. We did 'Damn Yankees' together and then we did 'Xanadu.' Jane did all the workshops of 'Xanadu' before it moved to Broadway. She's hysterical and our voices blended. We had a similar sensibility. Cheyenne Jackson voicereadingyears It was so much fun to have my very first TV (performance) be the holy grail of comedy, in my opinion. I was the guy from CHiPs and then I was Grizzly Adams. It was hysterical. We got to make out. It was really crazy, fun television. Cheyenne Jackson guycrazyfun I was a 12 year old kid in Northern Idaho listening to Billie Holiday and Lena Horne and Sarah Vaughan and Nat King Cole. This whole genre of music is a part of who I am. Cheyenne Jackson holidaykingskids Initially, in starting to pick the songs for the live show, it was really a matter of picking songs that I loved over the years. As far as the album goes, it happened very naturally. Cheyenne Jackson mattersongyears I'm definitely drawn to things that are new, so something specifically for me would have been fun. Cheyenne Jackson has-beensfun I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell's version of "A Case of You." My mom was a huge Joni Mitchell fan. Cheyenne Jackson fansmomlistening Joan Mitchell, Joan Baez, Judy Collins - that was my mom's era. Cheyenne Jackson erasmy-mommom I came upon Diana Krall's jazz arrangement of "A Case of You" several years back. I've always wanted to pay homage to both her version and Joni's, and by proxy, my mom. She's the one that introduced me to that music. Cheyenne Jackson mompayyears I've always loved Elton John and that is one of my favorite songs by him and Bernie (Taupin). The American songbook is ever-expanding and I feel like it works well with what I was trying to say. Cheyenne Jackson my-favoritesongtrying Looking at the original lyrics [of "A Song For You" ] as I was preparing it, I thought, "Wow! I feel like it was written for me." That's what a great song does. You don't have to do a lot of homework. You can just say the words and it springs to life. Cheyenne Jackson wowspringsong Nobody is ever just a straight up protagonist or antagonist - everybody's morally ambiguous. Cheyenne Jackson straight-upprotagonistsambiguous I understand why the gay community wants to embrace actors who are out. People want to be represented. Cheyenne Jackson gaycommunitypeople I have insomnia, and it's hard for me to sit still for a long time. My mind is always "tick, tick, tick." Cheyenne Jackson mindinsomnialong The devastating repercussions of hate-filled language manifest in very real ways for today's LGBTQ youth. Cheyenne Jackson youthlanguagerealtoday I'd love for people to accept me just as me, but I know that I generate a strong response; I always have - my name, my looks, my size. Cheyenne Jackson namemelovepeople I always wanted to be on a great TV show and in a Broadway show and have a CD out, and the fact that they happened simultaneously is kind of an embarrassment of riches. Cheyenne Jackson showgreatalwayshappened I love 'Glee.' Cheyenne Jackson i-lovegleelove
