Laura Bell Bundy quotes

I started to write a lot of ballads that were sultry and had a Norah Jones-for-country kind of feel. I wanted to bring elements of old soul music and old country music. (Laura Bell Bundy)
What I loved about country music when I was a kid was the Grand Ole Opry, was Hee Haw, was 360 degrees of entertainment. View quote
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When creating an album, one of the first things you have to think about is what you want your production style to be. View quote
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You know, I had the music baskets and the writing basket. And I had the acting. And those eggs just hatched first, and the others were slow to incubate. View quote
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I always have plans to return to the stage. I leave myself very open. I think what would be more likely is if I did a limited run of something, whether it be a play or a musical. View quote
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Around 14, I was turned on to Shania, Reba, Merle Haggard, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood... and I've followed it ever since. View quote
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I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country. View quote
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When I was really little, I listened to Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrel, Crystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, and Patsy Cline. View quote
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I kept writing all these ballads; they're me speaking about life. But how am I gonna do the live show I wanna do if I don't have something I can dance to? View quote
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I had a band with a girl in New York, and we would go around and do gigs. And then I happened to start getting work as an actress. View quote
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It always amazes me when I see young people with raw talent and passion. (Laura Bell Bundy)
I feel really blessed to first of all have the opportunity to do music, and second of all to have it be going well. View quote
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I had a very active imagination as a kid, and I was constantly performing, whether I was making money doing it or not, whether it was on a stage in front of 1,000 people or in the living room in front of my family. View quote
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'Hairspray' was my first Broadway show. In the meantime, after the show was over, I would go down and do gigs at these clubs that I wasn't even old enough to get into. That continued on, and I think what ended up happening was that I just got these incredible opportunities on Broadway. View quote
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I actually had a week where I literally wrote four songs and all of them are on my album. But sometimes you'll go a week where you'll write songs and they never see the light of day. So that process takes a long time. View quote
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I can't take the theater side out of myself. View quote
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A lot of the music I listen to is indie rock. It's not on the radio. View quote
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I was kind of going that route with my country music. Indie country. Which would work, if I was playing on Americana stages. Unless I had a television outlet like 'Glee'. View quote
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I am trying so hard to live in the moment and enjoy it while it's happening, because it feels like a moving freight train that I just got on, and I'm trying not to look back and get dizzy! View quote
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My father has a manufacturing company in Kentucky, and he's an electrical engineer. A brilliant man. A brilliant businessman. So he understands the business aspects of my business very well. My dad and I always communicate when I have to negotiate a deal. View quote
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There is definitely that thing here a little where people are like 'Oh that Broadway girl has come to Nashville' and I'm like 'Listen you guys, I was singing country before I even got a Broadway show. And I'm from Kentucky.' (Laura Bell Bundy)

Laura Bell Bundy

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Photo: Keith Hinkle at https://www.flickr.com/photos/burningkarma/, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Actress
Born: April 10, 1981
Quotes count: 21