Gabby Barrett Quotes

I love music, so if I wasn't singing, I would probably still be working in the music industry. I love songwriting, so I'd probably be a songwriter.

I'm a musician, I always was a musician, and now I've got a song on the radio, so I'm definitely a musician.

I started singing and writing songs since childhood and later started releasing my independent music.

When I was a little girl, my dream was just to hear my song on the radio. It was very fascinating to me, and I was like, 'How do I do that?' Now it's like, 'Oh my God, my song is on the radio!'

The only way to have longevity is to have good songs.

No. 1, I'm a songwriter, and I don't really get out and tour.

I think that's one of the hardest parts as an artist, and creating a career, is the song is what is gonna lead you there. So it's hard to find great songs.

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.

The very first time I ever heard anything of mine on the radio, I was in New Jersey, and I was in my teens. I did my first record, which was an old standard called 'My Mother's Eyes.' It was the old Georgie Jessel theme. I heard it on local radio out of Newark. And it was very exciting!

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.

Music is my living. I enjoy selling my music.

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

I'll always write music. Whether I release a record, whether I let the public hear it or not, I'm always writing music.

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

I attended a post-college program in L.A. for Music Business and Production. Took several courses involving Music Production, Arrangement, and Songwriting.

I went to a radio station on Long Island in 1982, and thank goodness for me, it was so new that there was no receptionist. So the DJ opened up his booth, and took my tape and listened to it and thought it was a hit song.

I never intended to set out and be a singer-songwriter. I just sort of became one because I put out my own record.

When you're young, the goal is to have a hit. You get a little older and the goal becomes to get to make another record.

I plan to stay in music. I plan to keep making records.

The best thing that can happen is that a song you've written will live in the world so people can hear it.

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 started writing songs in high school. And eventually, I got some songs recorded by some major artists, mostly because I was out there performing, and I was working in coffee houses and lounges, and people came to see me and hear my material.

I'm a serious aficionada of country music - Reba McEntire, Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry. I've even written some songs. They haven't done anything of mine yet. But it's only a matter of time.

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

I make music almost, like, every day. But I don't release a lot of music.