Quotes By Sheryl Crow

The greatest hits in some weird way marks the end of something.

I try to conduct my life with a little levity.

I've been really, really blessed. I got to perform on stage with Bob Dylan. I've gotten to sing with Mick Jagger.

Artists have really never had any representation on Capitol Hill, because it's not the nature of the artist to join together and make a unified presence. Those days kind of died in the '60s.

There's a lot of integrity with musicians; you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best version of yourself you can be.

It's interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo Fighters to get your heart rate up.

Where I fit in is confusing to me.

A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies that continue to resonate.

It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.

I can always tell when people have had plastic surgery.

Some people are really good at maneuvering their careers and images and I'm not one of those people.

I draw from my family and my friends and I feel like that small-town person. The achievements, the materialistic possessions have really become to mean less. They mean nothing.

When I reach the point that I write Yesterday, then I can retire.

I wish I was having as much fun as the press reports said I had.

I become more seasoned, it's less interesting to try and compete in the pop market.

Steve McQueen was from a time when you didn't know every little dirty thing about our public figures. He and James Dean were very mysterious, archetypal American heroes.

I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies.

You can't be in the public eye without making mistakes and having some regrets and having people analyze everything you do.

The beauty of having a producer is that you have someone who says, You're finished.

I have a golden Lab who goes everywhere with me. He's a great leveler.

Most writers like to maintain some sort of anonymity. For me, making videos was an assault.

A lot of people seem to get preoccupied with what I'm wearing as opposed to the music.

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about regrets because there's nothing I can do.

When you tune your guitar in a different way, it lends itself to a new way of looking at your songwriting.

People don't realize that I'm really funny and I'm an excellent bridge player.

I have yet to write that one song that defines my career.

I don't really cringe over any of my albums.

I hate that word, mature, but I guess I am growing up.

Beck said he didn't believe in the theory of a song coming through you as if you were an open vessel. I agree with him to a certain extent.

No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere.