Quotes by Heather Headley - Page 1

I did three musicals in high school.
Heather Headley / Singer
High School
School Three High School
Musicals
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My father was a pastor, my mother was the quintessential pastor's wife.
Heather Headley / Singer
Mother
Pastor
Quintessential
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I toured with Andrea Bocelli, went to London to do a show for a year in the West End.
Heather Headley / Singer
Toured
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Some of the songs have a tinge more pop this time. I wanted to go into different worlds.
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Different
Song
World
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As a wife, I am married to maybe the greatest guy on Earth because he has just been amazingly supportive.
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Supportive
Amazingly
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We put up these facades, of maybe strength of who we are, but inside there's this incredibly broken person.
Heather Headley / Singer
Broken
Inside
Incredibly
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I had left 'Ragtime' - and 'Ragtime' was a completely different beast, no pun intended, than 'The Lion King'.
Heather Headley / Singer
Lion King
Pun
Intended
Lion
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My husband is very supportive and is there for the kids, especially when I'm in projects such as The Color Purple.
Heather Headley / Singer
Kids
Color
Husband
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I am working on a list for collaborations and it's just another way to share your artistic talent with other artist.
Heather Headley / Singer
Artist
Collaboration
Way
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You know, the funny thing was that I grew up listening to, like Whitney Houston and Cece Winans, and a lot of American singers.
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Houston
Singers
Whitney
Funny Thing
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I just have to give credit when it's due because there are some things that took place in my life that I couldn't explain at all.
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Credit
Dues
Giving
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Whitney Houston, one of my biggest inspirations, also had that same mindset because her songs vary from R&B, hip hop, pop, and gospel.
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Hip Hop
Inspiration
Song
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But my parents picked Ft. Wayne, which was the best decision because if they had brought me to New York or Philly, I would have swam back to Trinidad!
Heather Headley / Singer
Decision
Wayne
Best Me New
Best Decision Me
Brought
Philly
Picked
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I just want to create amazing music that speaks and defines who I am. I want it to be based on my life and/or what I am going through at that specific time.
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Speak
Want
Who I Am
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After I had my youngest son,I took time for him and just spent more time with my family. But, I know it's time to get back to work. I am working on new music.
Heather Headley / Singer
Back To Work
My Family
Son
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I like to think about the quality, content, and concept for my music because I think these are the most important things and it just molds everything together.
Heather Headley / Singer
Quality
Important
Thinking
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I am able to stay humble because I recognize that God has truly blessed me; I can't say that enough. I also understand without Him, all of this wouldn't be possible.
Heather Headley / Singer
Able
Blessed
Humble
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My aim is to bridge Broadway and the R&B world; and to bring all my Broadway experience to the R&B world; and one day, when I go back to Broadway, to bring some R&B to that.
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Aim
Broadway
Experience World Day
Bridge
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I had to get used to the theater atmosphere because I haven't had a role on Broadway since Aida. It was a different process from day one because I was learning my parts by myself.
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Atmosphere
Different
Roles
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As you're learning your lines and the character you're playing, you're going to make mistakes but I learned more about Shug Avery. I learned my lines, but everything had to be done quickly.
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Character
Done
Mistake
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I love music; I was never the type of singer to say, "This is my specific genre, or I only sing R&B music." I feel like as a singer, you should be limitless and you shouldn't be stuck in a box.
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Limitless
Music Love
Singers
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We lived above the church, and I remember there was no air conditioning in the church. I would shut all the windows and I would have concerts in there. Practice, you know, take the microphones.
Heather Headley / Singer
Air
Air Conditioning
Church
Concerts
Practice
Remember
Above
Shut
Windows
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My husband, children, and my family are my biggest supporters. I just pray to God to keep my family and I aligned at all times, and I just remember where it all got started before show business.
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Children
Husband
Praying
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My husband knows the meaning of sacrifice and support and he doesn't have a problem reminding me when I fall short. He will explain to me how and why this would jeopardize or compromise our relationship.
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Fall
Husband
Sacrifice
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The Color Purple received four Tony nominations; the play is highly looked at and it's a must see for everyone. I just want to carry on what Jennifer Hudson has done and help the team get to the finish line.
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Color
Play
Team
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I grew up on the island, Trinidad to be exact, and I never thought it would be possible. These sort of things happen once in a lifetime. I just know God is bigger than me and everything I do is to serve and please Him.
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Islands
Once In A Lifetime
Would Be
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You know, that, with every choice you make there are consequences. And so if you have an amazing husband and you have a child, you go outside that marriage and outside that relationship, there are consequences that follow.
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Consequences
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And it's beautiful - the man that I married has never ever put just a limit on to what I could do and would do as a woman, as his wife, as a mommy. He actually pushes me out the door a little sometimes more than I wanted him to.
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Limit
Mommy
Pushes
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Broadway's a lot of work, don't get me wrong. It's eight shows a week. You hardly ever see the sunset. I remember when I left, I was like, 'Oh! The sun's setting! I haven't seen that in a year!' Singing eight shows a week is hard.
Heather Headley / Singer
Broadway
Remember When
Setting
Sunset
Work Me Remember
Hardly
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The beauty of Broadway is that if I'm 60 or 70 years old, if they'll accept me back, I can go back. So I think for right now I'm going to focus on the music--it's the new baby--and see how it's going to work out, and then maybe in a few years maybe I'll go back.
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Baby
Thinking
Years
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When I was growing up, I grew up in church--my father was a pastor--so when I was growing up in Trinidad, I'd close all the windows in the church and go in the church every day after school and get a little microphone and pretend all these people were in the pews, and I would sing to them.
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Father
Growing Up
School
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There are so many great artists out there; it's hard to choose one. But, I would love to work with Ledisi; she has a great voice. I also admire and respect John Legend. When he wrote "All of Me," I fell in love with the melody and music. He is an artist that really loves music and just has a great way with words.
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Artist
Legends
Voice
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I remember coming into 'The Lion King' and, oh forgive me Lord, but doubting it. The way that musicals are put together, we're kind of exclusive of each other. And so somebody's working on this in one room, and somebody's working that in the other room. I did not understand how all this was going to come together.
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Exclusive
Forgive Me
Lion King
Doubting
Forgive
Lion
Musicals
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I also call my family and see what's going on with them before I start my day with interviews, rehearsals, or anything else. I just want to do everything well and still be there for my husband and children. I am so grateful for my family because they are so understanding. I can't take all of the credit; it's a team effort.
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Children
Husband
Team
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I have a great support system and I know how to prioritize everything. I strive to keep God in every aspect of my life so that's important, because some days, it requires you to have a great deal of strength. Then, my family is second and it's in that specific order. I look around and I see how everything falls into place once you know which comes first.
Heather Headley / Singer
Fall
Order
Support Systems
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