Patty Smyth Quotes

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Patty Smyth

Profession : Musician

Birth : June 26, 1957

When I was a kid, those were carefree days without much pressure.

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When 'The Warrior' came out, Scandal was no more.

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I partnered with Headstrong because they give free and fast mental health support to our veterans who are most at risk. There is no red tape, and they get help within a day or two instead of weeks.

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There aren't any coincidences. I think things really happen for a reason.

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I'd love to have a Christmas classic under my belt. It's hard to write a Christmas song.

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Being a mom was a full-time job. I was never willing to sacrifice everything for my career.

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Honesty is always hip.

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I haven't always made all of the right decisions from a career perspective, but things worked out in the end.

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Tennis players shouldn't get married. It hurts your game.

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You had to have a great voice or talent as a musician before imaging or marketing plans came into play.

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In the past, I've allowed myself to record songs that I wish I had not, but agreed to for one reason or another.

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It's funny. You travel all over the world, and you wind up with a guy from your hometown.

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I'm able to do nothing.

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It took a while for me to figure out how it all fit in, being a mother and being a woman and being a rock singer.

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Scandal rarely toured after those first few hits. I want to go out and sing and connect with fans who may have never seen us live.

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You had to be tough to survive in my neighborhood.

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I've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but I lived in Brooklyn for a while as a kid. I went to junior high school there. Girls in Brooklyn have to be tough - I mean real tough - just to get by. It's life in the combat zone.

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When Scandal had a top 20 video, no one knew what I looked like. I had all this stuff on me.

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I went through a period of being disillusioned with touring.

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I'm a lead singer of a band, and that's so enough. It's not like I need to have my name on everything. The new name 'Scandal, Featuring Patty Smyth' was just to make it clear that I wasn't leaving the group.

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