Sheryl Crow Biography

Sheryl Crow, Musician
Born asSheryl Suzanne Crow
Occup.Musician
FromUSA
SpouseLance Armstrong (1998–2003)
BornFebruary 11, 1962
Kennett, Missouri, USA
Age62 years
Sheryl Suzanne Crow was born upon February 11, 1962, in Kennett, Missouri, United States. The third kid of her moms and dads, Wendell and Bernice Crow, Sheryl matured in a music home, with her moms and dads along with her 2 older sis, Kathy and Karen, all associated with songs at different levels. It really did not take long till the young Sheryl found her very own musical skill and began playing the piano in the family members's music space.

Sheryl went on to form her very first band, Cashmere, throughout her high-school years. After graduating senior high school, she enlisted in the University Of Missouri, researching music composition, performance, as well as education and learning. While at university, she played key-boards and sang support vocals for a regional cover band called Reckless Abandon. In 1984, she graduated with a degree in music education and learning.

After university, Sheryl functioned as a songs educator in an elementary school in St. Louis while continuing to perform with neighborhood bands. In 1987, she made a decision to start and also relocate to Los Angeles to go after a profession in the songs market. Her initial ventures into the globe of professional music were as a back-up vocalist for musicians such as Michael Jackson, Don Henley, as well as Rod Stewart.

In 1991, Crow began teaming up with a team of artists that would certainly later on come to be referred to as the "Tuesday Night Music Club". With their aid, she wrote as well as videotaped tunes that would take place to become her debut album, "Tuesday Night Music Club". Launched in 1993, the album's hit solitary "All I Wan na Do" became an unexpected feeling, moving Sheryl Crow into the limelight and also earning her three Grammy Awards in 1995.

Throughout her occupation, Sheryl Crow has released ten workshop cds and near to 3 dozen songs. She has actually won 9 Grammy Awards as well as sold over 50 million cds worldwide. Some of her biggest hits include "If It Makes You Happy", "Everyday Is A Winding Road", "Soak Up The Sun", as well as "The First Cut Is The Deepest".

In addition to her solo job, Crow has teamed up with several remarkable musicians, such as Sting, Eric Clapton, as well as Keith Richards. She has additionally acted in numerous television shows as well as films, including the prominent television show "30 Rock" and also the 1999 movie "The Minus Man".

Sheryl Crow is likewise understood for her activism and also philanthropic work. She is an enthusiastic advocate for reasons such as environmentalism, human rights, and healthcare. In 2006, she freely discussed her battle with breast cancer, which she conquered as well as has because come to be a forthright supporter for cancer awareness and study.

Today, Sheryl Crow remains to write, document, and execute real-time. As a gifted musician, songwriter, as well as singer, she has actually strengthened her tradition as one of the most effective and significant woman musicians worldwide of music.

Our collection contains 46 quotes who is written / told by Sheryl.

Related authors: Kid Rock (Musician), Keith Richards (Musician), Don Henley (Musician), Michael Jackson (Musician), Lance Armstrong (Athlete), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Rod Stewart (Musician), Eric Clapton (Musician)

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46 Famous quotes by Sheryl Crow

Small: I think that music is a great healer, but it can also be a great divider
"I think that music is a great healer, but it can also be a great divider"
Small: I think art is the ultimate transformative tool. You can change somebodys mind or change somebodys life
"I think art is the ultimate transformative tool. You can change somebody's mind or change somebody's life with one song, one painting, or one piece of literature"
Small: Im a big believer that life changes as much as you want it to
"I'm a big believer that life changes as much as you want it to"
Small: Ive always been drawn to stories of people who, against all odds, are able to achieve great things
"I've always been drawn to stories of people who, against all odds, are able to achieve great things"
Small: The most important thing you can do in your life is be true to yourself
"The most important thing you can do in your life is be true to yourself"
Small: I always feel like I cant write a hit, that Ill never write another song again. But when you sit down a
"I always feel like I can't write a hit, that I'll never write another song again. But when you sit down and the songs come, you feel like a vessel"
Small: I think its important to live life with a knowledge of its fragility and uncertainty and to celebrate a
"I think it's important to live life with a knowledge of its fragility and uncertainty and to celebrate and enjoy everything that you possibly can every day"
Small: I think my lyrics are my real gift to music. Without them, Im just playing a guitar
"I think my lyrics are my real gift to music. Without them, I'm just playing a guitar"
Small: You cant be in the public eye without making mistakes and having some regrets and having people analyze
"You can't be in the public eye without making mistakes and having some regrets and having people analyze everything you do"
Small: When you tune your guitar in a different way, it lends itself to a new way of looking at your songwriti
"When you tune your guitar in a different way, it lends itself to a new way of looking at your songwriting"
Small: Music really becomes the soundtrack to the major events to your life
"Music really becomes the soundtrack to the major events to your life"
Small: Music commands how we feel, dictates what we experience in our feelings
"Music commands how we feel, dictates what we experience in our feelings"
Small: I think everyone became sick of Sheryl Crow. I actually became sick of Sheryl Crow
"I think everyone became sick of Sheryl Crow. I actually became sick of Sheryl Crow"
Small: I have a golden Lab who goes everywhere with me. Hes a great leveler
"I have a golden Lab who goes everywhere with me. He's a great leveler"
Small: I dont spend a lot of time thinking about regrets because theres nothing I can do
"I don't spend a lot of time thinking about regrets because there's nothing I can do"
Small: I didnt get into making music for the fame aspect. There are people who do desire that
"I didn't get into making music for the fame aspect. There are people who do desire that"
Small: I can always tell when people have had plastic surgery
"I can always tell when people have had plastic surgery"
Small: I become more seasoned, its less interesting to try and compete in the pop market
"I become more seasoned, it's less interesting to try and compete in the pop market"
Small: Its not having what you want, its wanting what youve got
"It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got"
Small: I have yet to write that one song that defines my career
"I have yet to write that one song that defines my career"
Small: I dont really cringe over any of my albums
"I don't really cringe over any of my albums"
Small: Beck said he didnt believe in the theory of a song coming through you as if you were an open vessel. I
"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"
Small: Artists have really never had any representation on Capitol Hill, because its not the nature of the art
"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"
Small: I wish I was having as much fun as the press reports said I had
"I wish I was having as much fun as the press reports said I had"
Small: I got to learn to surf
"I got to learn to surf"
Small: However I am is however I am. When you see me onstage or in the press, theres not a lot of thought and
"However I am is however I am. When you see me onstage or in the press, there's not a lot of thought and calculation that goes into it"
Small: A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to t
"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"
Small: A lot of people seem to get preoccupied with what Im wearing as opposed to the music
"A lot of people seem to get preoccupied with what I'm wearing as opposed to the music"
Small: Theres a lot of integrity with musicians you really still aspire to grow, and be great, to be the best
"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"
Small: Ive only been making records since 1991. When you look at the long-standing careers of people like Joni
"I've only been making records since 1991. When you look at the long-standing careers of people like Joni, it's not very long!"
Small: I hate that word, mature, but I guess I am growing up
"I hate that word, mature, but I guess I am growing up"
Small: I dont set goals for myself too much, but Im always trying to write that one great song
"I don't set goals for myself too much, but I'm always trying to write that one great song"
Small: Im not much of a partier anymore. I enjoy clarity much more
"I'm not much of a partier anymore. I enjoy clarity much more"
Small: I draw from my family and my friends and I feel like that small-town person. The achievements, the mate
"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"
Small: Your art kind of changes as you get older, by nature of the fact that youre hopefully gaining wisdom an
"Your art kind of changes as you get older, by nature of the fact that you're hopefully gaining wisdom and you're starting to watch things with a better overview"
Small: When I reach the point that I write Yesterday, then I can retire
"When I reach the point that I write Yesterday, then I can retire"
Small: Theres so much of it you cant control. There is no handbook for how to conduct yourself in the public w
"There's so much of it you can't control. There is no handbook for how to conduct yourself in the public world"
Small: Its interesting when I jog, how much the music makes a difference. You can pretty much count on the Foo
"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"
Small: I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is n
"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"
Small: I have been around for a long, long time. I didnt make it til I was older. I went through the period wh
"I have been around for a long, long time. I didn't make it 'til I was older. I went through the period when women were not getting signed, particularly if you were writing songs that were lyrically propelled"
Small: I hate how Ive had the mantle set on my shoulders as being against the record label. Weve had some issu
"I hate how I've had the mantle set on my shoulders as being against the record label. We've had some issues, but that is the nature of business"
Small: Where I fit in is confusing to me
"Where I fit in is confusing to me"
Small: The bands that wrote the big, heroic rock songs - I really wanted to make a record like that
"The bands that wrote the big, heroic rock songs - I really wanted to make a record like that"
Small: Most writers like to maintain some sort of anonymity. For me, making videos was an assault
"Most writers like to maintain some sort of anonymity. For me, making videos was an assault"
Small: Ive been really, really blessed. I got to perform on stage with Bob Dylan. Ive gotten to sing with Mick
"I've been really, really blessed. I got to perform on stage with Bob Dylan. I've gotten to sing with Mick Jagger"
Small: I try to conduct my life with a little levity
"I try to conduct my life with a little levity"