Michael Bolton

It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.

Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist.

To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing.

It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.

When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song.

A lot of my success comes from black music. It's something I'm very proud of.

A lot of the greatest compositions were made famous by Sinatra.

It's an important thing to remember where you came from.

Sinatra, here's a guy who plays a tough guy in all his movies, but was allowed to be vulnerable when he stepped up to the microphone.

The bigger you are, the harder they come down on you.

The whole industry evolves around a great song.

I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.