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Taylor Dayne
American
Musician
About the author
I started working out with a trainer and I immediately saw results.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Results
By the second tour I had rice cakes and hummus with me, and I was jumping rope in my room.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
My first tour I was on the road for 18 months. You're just out there promoting.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#First
#Road
#Months
My current mantra is that sometimes we need teachers in our lives. I never had that in my life, parents and stuff like that; I tried to stay on the outside of them or anybody that had that kind of influence.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Life
#Influence
#Teachers
#Parents
If we were truly in the studio making a record, it would have been more time consuming, and certainly I would have been more involved in the writing process.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Time
#Writing
If anything changes shape or takes off without me, I'll come after you and kill you. I'm too type A.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
I've had enough boyfriends and enough issues. I'd seen enough train wrecks.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
I'm not looking to go out there and make a rhythmic Timbaland track.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
I smoked some pot as a kid, but I just never did drugs.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Drugs
I just try to get out of my own way because if anyone is their own worst enemy, it's usually you.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Enemy
I have to be very careful about diet and exercise.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Exercise
#Diet
Did people think I sounded black? Totally, but that was a marketing tool as well, but also this is how I grew up and these are my influences.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#People
#Marketing
But once you strip that down, you realize it's all about a voice, like a Norah Jones - that's inspiring to me.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Voice
#Inspiring
And I'm also looking for a comeback record and it has to touch a lot of people.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#People
All you needed back then was a blow dryer and a dream.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Dream
I came out the box and for seven years I had a huge career. And then it's done, it's dumped. But I ain't gone, and I refuse to be gone.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Years
#Career
When I first came out, like a lot of the artists at that time, I had a very polished, very overproduced sound.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Time
#First
#Artists
#Sound
My tastes and inspirational artists were always rather eclectic and diverse.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Artists
#Inspirational
Plus, I am paranoid by nature. I need to be in control.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Control
#Nature
So when I'm working out I do things extreme.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Extreme
That's really my goal now. I'm trying to be a positive role model to my kids and to just enjoy this ride, because it's hard. It's hard to enjoy it when you're in it.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Now
#Kids
#Trying
#Positive
#Goal
Well, honey, I had the million dollar houses, I had the car, I had the horse, I had the barn; I had everything. Was I set free? I didn't even know what that meant.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Car
#Houses
This is one hell of a business I picked to be in.
Taylor Dayne,
American
Musician
#Hell
#Business