Think it is just a matter of... well look how long it took Shawn Colvin to reach the level that she has. Believe me, that girl has done everything except stand behind the cash register at Tower and take the money.
- Christine Lavin
Believe, Reach, Behind, Shawn
There's a very fine line between a groove and a rut; a fine line between eccentrics and people who are just plain nuts.
- Christine Lavin
Groove, Line, Very, Fine Line
It is setting goals and trying to be a business person, but at the same time not losing sight of who you are writing songs for and what your goals are as a songwriter. So believe me, if you think I've got it down I don't it is a constant struggle.
- Christine Lavin
Believe, Constant, Your, Setting Goals
I was in a play with Julia Roberts and Paul Newman and Tony Randall.
- Christine Lavin
Play, Tony, Paul Newman, None
Writing a song is like playing a series of downs in football: Lots of rules, timing is crucial, lots of boundaries, lots of protective gear, lots of stopping and starting.
- Christine Lavin
Song, Like, Downs, Stopping
At the concert I'm going to crown the best looking man, Mr. Tampa. Bald men definitely have an edge.
- Christine Lavin
Going, Tampa, Mr, Bald
I've learned that when someone does something very kind and refuses payment, giving them an engraved Swiss Army knife is never refused!
- Christine Lavin
Very, Refused, Learned, Payment
Well I don't want to talk about myself, that's so rude and egotistical.
- Christine Lavin
Myself, Rude, Want, Egotistical
Like most New Yorkers I was shell-shocked immediately after 9/11 and couldn't put into words what I was feeling.
- Christine Lavin
Words, New, Like, New Yorkers
Well the way I ended up with my own record is that I did this concert at Wesleyan University. It was just one night and we had no thought of making a record.
- Christine Lavin
Thought, Making, My Own, One Night
I was probably the one who tattled on the class clown. To get in good with the teachers.
- Christine Lavin
Teachers, Class Clown, Get, Clown
The songs come along at their own pace when they are ready.
- Christine Lavin
Ready, Songs, Along, Pace
I was a very, very serious child... I was valedictorian of my kindergarten and eighth-grade class.
- Christine Lavin
Serious, Class, Very, Kindergarten
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