Jackie DeShannon Quotes

• When I used to go to Elvis’s house was always a nightmare trying to get into the house because of so many fans outside the gate and he really couldn’t go anywhere without sneaking in or doing something because people just wanted to be around him and to be with him.

  Jackie DeShannon

• When Elvis was performing, you just tried to figure out a way to get there. I think he set all the records and anyone that has ever had the good fortune to see him, you know what it’s like to try to get in to see Elvis. It was impossible, practically.

  Jackie DeShannon

• Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis’s generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my work and singing and my writing.

  Jackie DeShannon

• We have to set our own agenda, we have to set our own standards, we have to be very strong about what we want, we have to be very strong about our passion and if it’s not right for you, you shouldn’t do it just because you’re advised by so-called geniuses.

  Jackie DeShannon

• There was a lot of great writing couples, but I try to do it all myself. And it was practically impossible, but I still managed to be ahead of my time.

  Jackie DeShannon

• There are some good songs, but not the kind of song-writing that I remember, that I like. Springsteen still does it. Paul Simon, and there are also good writers, but that doesn’t dominate the charts.

  Jackie DeShannon

• The happy story right now is the full page in Vanity Fair, which gives me a great deal of exposure.

  Jackie DeShannon

• No, I got my web site going and said I have the record out. People were just falling on the floor – they couldn’t believe it – after all that time. You know, it wasn’t a compilation, it was new songs.

  Jackie DeShannon

• Ignorance is kind of bliss.

  Jackie DeShannon

• I’m very interested to see how this new painting will go – I know I want it big and stark, and as I said, I follow the muse, and that’s when it always works perfectly for me.

  Jackie DeShannon

• I would think, to me, growing up in the south, growing up with all the gospel music, singing in the church and having that rhythm and blues – the blues background was my big inspiration.

  Jackie DeShannon

• I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am.

  Jackie DeShannon

• I was lucky enough to first meet Elvis at his house in Bel Air and he used to invite different artists, singers and musicians, to come and jam with him at his house.

  Jackie DeShannon

• I think, describing Elvis for me would be a very generous king. He was the king of rock and roll, will always be. He’s whats made it possible for everyone to be performers and to do the things they do now.

  Jackie DeShannon

• I think to just single out a highlight of Elvis’s career is pretty much impossible. As far as being a fan of his, a lifetime fan, there were just too many highlights.

  Jackie DeShannon

• I think Ingmar Bergman, Francoise Truffaut – all these people created images in my mind, beautiful pictures, I loved what was known at that time as the foreign film.

  Jackie DeShannon

• I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion.

  Jackie DeShannon

• I always went with my agenda, I just couldn’t execute it.

  Jackie DeShannon

• Elvis was, at least the times I was around him, Elvis was a practical joker. He was always, had some little mischievous something going.

  Jackie DeShannon

• And unless you have that sense of being creative, people think you’re just working all the time.

  Jackie DeShannon

Jackie DeShannon (22)

Birth:	21st August, 1944
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Lyricist, Singer

About

Jackie DeShannon was born in Hazel, Kentucky, USA. She is an American singer-songwriter. She was one of the first female singer-songwriters of the rock 'n' roll period. She has recorded 16 pop hits and has written or co-written more than 600 songs, including the Grammy-winning "Bette Davis Eyes." Her albums list shown below: This Is Jackie DeShannon, In the Wind, Put a Little Love in Your Heart, Jackie, Your Baby Is a Lady, New Arrangement, and You're the Only Dancer. She has written several songs include: "When You Walk in the Room", "Put a Little Love in Your Heart", and "What the World Needs Now". Her role in several films include: Surf Party and C'mon Let's Live a Little.

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