Teena Marie Quotes

I'm doing what I do for the right reasons. I love the music that I make.

You put your heart and soul into something, and you really hope that people love it as much as you do.

Whether it be in acting, music, or even in dancing, I only want to do things that I truly connect to, and with my music, it's everything that I am.

My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.

If I didn't love it, I would not record it.

If you really love music, people can tell if you love music. You have to just stick with it.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

All I try to do is to write music that feels meaningful to me, that has commitment and passion behind it.

I'm such a huge fan, and I've done classes of all Lady Gaga music. And she's just someone who evokes freedom and love for her fans and passion in what she does. Lady Gaga, I'll take you out for a salad anytime.

I want to make sure I'm not a dilettante. Decorating has been a passion all my life. I love it.

Passion: It's what separates a singer from an entertainer. I hope I have passion for my music, my family, and my friends until they start shoveling dirt on my face.

I feel like a person who has dedicated her whole life to the music she loves.

I have a passion for the music - not because of I wanna be in the lights or the money, but it's because it's my life. It's my heart.

I'm just someone who cannot fake it. I can only do something with my full heart invested or just not do it at all.

I was fortunate enough to write about things I really love, and love can be very analytic.

If I can't put my heart and soul into a film, I don't take it up.

Be true to your heart... put your whole heart and soul into it, and then whatever you do, it will shine through.

I love Styx as much as I could love anything in my life. I started playing in the band when I was 14 years old. You become so involved in something when you start in it that young; you're doing it purely out of love of what you're doing and a belief in it.

I don't ever want to work on something unless I feel really passionate about it and know I can give everything to it; otherwise it's not truthful and I hate that.

If business has my mind, music has my heart and soul.

We wouldn't last a year on the road playing music that we didn't love.

I love playing music. There's no way I could do anything else.

There's always time to do things that you're passionate about. ... If my name helps get something out there that I believe in then I am going to produce it. ... Design is really my true love.

Let your heart beat for music. Don't be a DJ for the wrong reasons, do it because you have a passion for it.

Music is what I love to do, so you'll never have to worry about me not doing that.