Jazmine Sullivan Professions : Recording Artist Born : April 9, 1987 Browse All Authors Top 20 quotes by Jazmine Sullivan I think the way I write is kind of naturally rhythmic. If there's anything of my own in my writing, I think that's my own thing. Like when I start a song, I almost hear the rhythm more than the melody. Jazmine Sullivan writing song thinking Why do we love love when love seems to hate us? Jazmine Sullivan hate seems The person I would trust the most is my mom. She's just really creative... She's a playwright and she's a musician. Jazmine Sullivan musician mom creative I would just be vibing with whatever I liked the most. And then there were a couple songs that I started on my own. I would have a melody or an idea and I would take it to the studio to go through it. Jazmine Sullivan couple song ideas Everybody is going to love me and this is not being cocky - this is just what I see. Jazmine Sullivan being-cocky cocky I'm not the type of woman who shows off my body; I'm a vocalist and I'm a writer and I think people see that more so than they see anything else. That's just who I am. Jazmine Sullivan who-i-am people thinking I feel that the music that I do is somewhat of a lost art and it's not as popular as dance or pop music and people are not as interested in it. But it's something that I believe in and I feel that it's needed, so that's why I do it and I will keep doing it until everybody hears it and gets it. Jazmine Sullivan inspiring believe art After you've been away, people's expectations are like, "Well, you better have something to show for it. Tell us why you've been away so long!" Jazmine Sullivan expectations long people I think a lot of the way that I try to write my stories come from watching my mom write plays and trying to do that. Jazmine Sullivan mom writing thinking When I find myself having that much trouble with a song or a character or a story, I tend to move on. Jazmine Sullivan song character moving What's kind of weird is that when I'm writing I don't know where I'm going to go. Jazmine Sullivan kind knows writing As I'm writing it, I'm kind of curious to see what's going to happen. It almost feels like I'm the writer and I'm the listener, too. Jazmine Sullivan curious kind writing I'm not great with breathing, like holding notes. I usually don't. A lot of people wouldn't believe it, but I don't focus on technical stuff. Jazmine Sullivan breathing believe people The love that I got when I finally did start performing again was all that I needed to just get back out there. Just to know that people were out there and they missed me. That made all the difference. Jazmine Sullivan differences made people I guess when I got into my preteens, I turned about 12 and I decided to sing R&B, because I felt like one day there were some things I felt like I would want to say, that I couldn't say with gospel music. Jazmine Sullivan gospel-music one-day want If you hear a good song, it makes you hopeful like, That is out there. Jazmine Sullivan hopeful ifs song I don't think of work between albums. Of course, I go through regular life and I live and I experience different things, good and bad, and it does help me, but I don't think about writing or what I'm gonna do with whatever's going on while I'm going through it. Jazmine Sullivan good me work life I'm cool with where I'm at. It's certain things I wanna do to be better, but I'm good. Jazmine Sullivan better things good cool I loved the feeling I got when I sang. I loved the feeling that it gave to people when I sang. Jazmine Sullivan loved got feeling people I put my emotions in my music and I want people to relate to that. Jazmine Sullivan emotions music want people Similar Authors Beyonce Knowles recording-artist Iggy Azalea recording-artist Chris Brown recording-artist Classified recording-artist Cee Lo Green recording-artist Carly Rae Jepsen recording-artist All Authors
