Quotes by : Oliver

I don't think any responsible performer would go on stage high. If he convinced himself he is better....

I try to make the music give people a chance to become engrossed with what they hear enough to possibly....

I like performing because it's direct contact with live people. I write a good deal of the time but that's....

I like working alone. I feel freer, less constrained. I know what I have to do and I try to do it. There....

I wouldn't say I'm happy, but I look at things in a soft way. I try to convey more personal interaction,....

When I write I like to give equal justice to lyrics, too. I want the song to have meaning for me so I....

I think of myself first as a singer, meaning an interpreter. Then I think of myself as a writer. It is....

I gladly sacrifice pear-shaped tones in favor of down-to-earth emotion.

If there is one sin—or rather one waste—it is not doing what you have the inclination or gift for.....

A song should stand on its own and on what a singer does with it. It shouldn't need a lot of extra help....