A lot of my success comes from black music. It's something I'm very proud of.
Michael Bolton

A lot of the greatest compositions were made famous by Sinatra.
Michael Bolton

Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself.
Michael Bolton

Considering the amount of information we're bombarded by, it's amazing if a song can transcend time.
Michael Bolton

Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.
Michael Bolton

For years I've kept a list of dream projects.
Michael Bolton

I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience.
Michael Bolton

I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you're really setting yourself up for disappointment.
Michael Bolton

I kept looking to do songs that were written years ago and would live or outlive all of us, and the one thing they had in common was Sinatra.
Michael Bolton

I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.
Michael Bolton

I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?
Michael Bolton

I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer.
Michael Bolton

It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.
Michael Bolton

It's an important thing to remember where you came from.
Michael Bolton

It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.
Michael Bolton

No matter how great we get with digital formats of instrumentation, nothing really quite duplicates the real thing.
Michael Bolton

One song will launch you, but you don't want to be a one-song artist.
Michael Bolton

Sinatra, here's a guy who plays a tough guy in all his movies, but was allowed to be vulnerable when he stepped up to the microphone.
Michael Bolton

Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist.
Michael Bolton

The bigger you are, the harder they come down on you.
Michael Bolton