Amaal Mallik Quotes

It wasn't until I became involved with 'Nashville' that I thought I had opportunities to record my music in a way that I would want to put it out into the world.

I was working at a non-profit for five years. But I could always create music after work. All throughout those years, I was writing songs and recording music and performing around town.

I love singing and would love to record an album at some point.

I've played music since I was six, and I always wrote songs just for myself. I did it for fun, posting songs on Tumblr, Bandcamp, and Soundcloud. I didn't think anyone would notice.

I put out my first song with no intentions of being famous.

I think I was super young when I decided I wanted to be in music and be a singer.

Yeah, I've always sung, and I always try to find a way for music to be in my life.

It is immensely enjoyable to work for an album because there's a lot more creative freedom. In films sometimes, all that the makers care about is making the music commercially appealing.

One thing, when you're an actor, you finish something and then you have to worry about what the next gig is. When you're a musician, you can always write your own stuff, and I'm working on new stuff for a new album right now.

Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist.

I've always gone back and forth between acting and music, but for music I'm not trying to be a pop star - I just like to do it.

I have done a bit of recording and the songs are available on iTunes, and I've got some nice comments. It's something I enjoy doing, but I'm not looking for a singing career any time soon. As long as one person gets enjoyment out of it, I'm happy to make it available.

I'm never doing a new album. I'll probably do nothing but singles. I'm as good as anybody out there lyrically and conceptually and can go toe to toe with the best of them throughout history. But I don't know how much longer I'll be doing it. It's not really fun anymore.

I don't write songs thinking about formats, where is it going to get played, who am I gonna please, what's the outlet for it.

I don't have to be working on an album to record a song.

I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to all wrote. I never thought it was an option to sing anyone else's songs.

I'm a songwriter and I'd love to make that a part of my career.

I miss my singing career very much.

After two years in the songwriting world, I wrote 'All About That Bass.' L.A. Reid heard it and signed me as an artist.

I began the process of recording myself seriously in the fall of 1999. If I could finish an album of my own music, I would. Five years later I am happy to say I have.

I'm working on my new album right now. Hopefully to get that out at the top of 2005, January 2005.

I just really want to make albums - and however I can, I will.

I knew that going on 'One Tree Hill' was going to be an incredible vehicle for the record. What is amazing about it is that my role on the show is, you know, basically playing a musician, and all the songs she plays are off my record.

I'm hoping to become a recording artist and make albums and go on tour.

Of all the songs I've recorded, 'Amarillo By Morning' always sticks out in my mind.