Roberta Flack Quotes


"That's a wonderful thing, because one of the primary qualities of a good performance is honesty."
- Roberta Flack
(Related: Honesty, Performance)

"As musicians, and as people who sell material for people to hear and absorb, it's important that we use that voice wisely."
- Roberta Flack
(Related: People, Musicians, Voice)

"I didn't know how well my first album had done; it was enough to get me to do the second album, which was a continuation of the music I'd worked on and perfected."
- Roberta Flack
(Related: Music, First)

"I've been overweight all my life."
- Roberta Flack
(Related: Life)

"My hope is that out of all the anger and seeming hostility that we hear in some of today's music will come some sort of coalition that will become politically involved."
- Roberta Flack
(Related: Anger, Music, Hope, Today, Will)

"Once you're successful with a certain kind of music, it's hard not to have faith in it as a means to stay successful."
- Roberta Flack
(Related: Faith, Music, Successful)

"Our criteria for deciding what's good and what's bad is very fickle, especially in this country."
- Roberta Flack
(Related: Country)

"Remember: Always walk in the light. And if you feel like you're not walking in it, go find it. Love the light."
- Roberta Flack
(Related: Love, Light, Walking)

"So see every opportunity as golden, and keep your eyes on the prize - yours, not anybody else's."
- Roberta Flack
(Related: Opportunity, Eyes)

"Bill Evans is a real serious jazz pianist who, in my book, crossed over boundaries in terms of color. He used the piano as his canvas."
- Roberta Flack
(Related: Jazz)