Author: Darlene Love

Quotes

I never pushed to be a star. I didn't want to. I had my home, my family. Session work let you do the music and leave.

I never pushed to be a star. I didn't want to. I had my home, my family. Session work let you do the music and leave.

- Darlene Love

I am so thankful for the genius of Phil Spector, for his recognition of my talent to be the main voice of his Wall of Sound.

I am so thankful for the genius of Phil Spector, for his recognition of my talent to be the main voice of his Wall of Sound.

- Darlene Love

The Blossoms were actually the first black background singers that did recording sessions in California, but we had to start giving work away. We just couldn't do it all.

The Blossoms were actually the first black background singers that did recording sessions in California, but we had to start giving work away. We just couldn't do it all.

- Darlene Love

In church, they have the music where you jump and you shout, you know, and then you have the quiet music where you're sitting, you're meditating.

In church, they have the music where you jump and you shout, you know, and then you have the quiet music where you're sitting, you're meditating.

- Darlene Love

When I met Letterman, he told me he thought 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)' was the greatest Christmas song he ever heard, and he wanted me to be on his show to sing it.

When I met Letterman, he told me he thought 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)' was the greatest Christmas song he ever heard, and he wanted me to be on his show to sing it.

- Darlene Love

There's nothing better than lifting somebody's spirit with music.

There's nothing better than lifting somebody's spirit with music.

- Darlene Love

It means a lot to me, the sanctity of marriage.

It means a lot to me, the sanctity of marriage.

- Darlene Love

A lot of the people who saw me in the 'Lethal Weapon' movies didn't even know I was a singer.

A lot of the people who saw me in the 'Lethal Weapon' movies didn't even know I was a singer.

- Darlene Love

Background singers who are any good have to be great imitators.

Background singers who are any good have to be great imitators.

- Darlene Love

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