Cheyenne Jackson Quotes About Songs

Quotes about: Songs

• Looking at the original lyrics [of "A Song For You" ] as I was preparing it, I thought, "Wow! I feel like it was written for me." That's what a great song does. You don't have to do a lot of homework. You can just say the words and it springs to life.

  Cheyenne Jackson

  Song, Spring, Wow

  "Renaissance man: an interview with Cheyenne Jackson". Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. June 23, 2016.

• A few years ago, when I was writing songs for my first album, I was staying with Michael Feinstein as I often did. I was working on a pilot. My grandma was very sick at the time. She died of complications from alcoholism. She always used to say [in his grandma's voice], "Red wine is good for my heart. That's what my doctor said." And we'd say, "Yeah, but not for breakfast." Unfortunately, it was the thing that killed her. I felt inspired to write a song about her and what that meant for her life and for all of us. I was writing it in Michael's house.

  Cheyenne Jackson

  Song, Grandma, Heart

  Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. June 23, 2016.

• Initially, in starting to pick the songs for the live show, it was really a matter of picking songs that I loved over the years. As far as the album goes, it happened very naturally.

  Cheyenne Jackson

  Song, Years, Matter

  Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. June 23, 2016.

• You sing songs hundreds of times over and over, but certain ones just morph and naturally, as you age and get life experience, take on a different form as well. When I was looking at songs for the album, I thought, "Which are the ones that connect with me the most? What do I think would work in album form?" Almost all of them I've done in shows.

  Cheyenne Jackson

  Song, Thinking, Age

  Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. June 23, 2016.

• I've always loved Elton John and that is one of my favorite songs by him and Bernie (Taupin). The American songbook is ever-expanding and I feel like it works well with what I was trying to say.

  Cheyenne Jackson

  Song, Trying, My Favorite

  "Renaissance man". Interview with Gregg Shapiro, chicago.gopride.com. June 23, 2016.

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