Famous Oliver Quotes

  • I gladly sacrifice pear-shaped tones in favor of down-to-earth emotion. – Oliver

    I gladly sacrifice pear-shaped tones in favor of down-to-earth emotion.– Oliver

  • My job is to entertain people by playing my music well. You shouldn’t really be upset because people like you, should you? – Oliver

    My job is to entertain people by playing my music well. You shouldn’t really be upset because people like you, should you?– Oliver

  • A song should stand on its own and on what a singer does with it. It shouldn’t need a lot of extra help to be good. – Oliver

    A song should stand on its own and on what a singer does with it. It shouldn’t need a lot of extra help to be good.– Oliver

  • When I write I like to give equal justice to lyrics, too. I want the song to have meaning for me so I can make it have meaning for the audience. – Oliver

    When I write I like to give equal justice to lyrics, too. I want the song to have meaning for me so I can make it have meaning for the audience.– Oliver

  • I like working alone. I feel freer, less constrained. I know what I have to do and I try to do it. There are no superficial hangups. – Oliver

    I like working alone. I feel freer, less constrained. I know what I have to do and I try to do it. There are no superficial hangups.– Oliver

  • If there is one sin-”or rather one waste-”it is not doing what you have the inclination or gift for. – Oliver

    If there is one sin-”or rather one waste-”it is not doing what you have the inclination or gift for.– Oliver