Gladys Knight Quotes
Believe me when I say this: you can't please everyone in concert, even though I still want to. Someone always wants you to sing a song that isn't necessarily on your set list.
Topics
Please Everyone
Audience Demands
Audience Satisfaction
Creative Constraints
Diverse Tastes
Impossible Expectations
Musical Diversity
Musical Preferences
Musical Repertoire
Musical Selection
Musical Variety
Performance Expectations
Performance Stress
Pleasing Everyone
Pleasing Others
Public Performance
Song Requests
Unrealistic Goals
Concert Pressure
Citations
Knight, Gladys. Interview. Las Vegas Weekly, 2009.
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Gladys Maria Knight, known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and author. A seven-time Grammy Award-winner, Knight is known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with her group Gladys Knight & the Pips, which also included her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten.