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About the Michael Bolton
Michael BolotinThe Dock of the Bay” and Percy Sledge’s “When a Man Loves a Woman”. Despite his commercial success in the adult contemporary genre, Bolton faced criticism for being derivative. In 2000, he faced a controversial legal battle with the Isley Brothers over plagiarism, which resulted in a substantial financial settlement.
In later years, he ventured into various other media, including television and film, often appearing as himself. Bolton also participated in Dancing with the Stars and produced the documentary American Dream: Detroit. His personal life includes a long-term relationship and broken engagement with actress Nicollette Sheridan and a 15-year marriage to Maureen McGuire, with whom he has three daughters. Bolton is also known for his philanthropic efforts, particularly through The Michael Bolton Charities, although he has faced criticism over the way funds raised by the organization have been allocated. He has been recognized for his contributions to music and charity, including receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Bolton has sold more than 75 million records, and recorded eight top 10 albums and two number-one singles on the Billboard charts, as well as winning six American Music Awards and two Grammy Awards. He has performed with artists including Lucia Aliberti, Patti LaBelle, Jose Carreras, Tony Cetinski, Ray Charles, Celine Dion, Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming, Wynonna Judd, B.B. King, The Lonely Island, Luciano Pavarotti, Percy Sledge, and Zucchero.
Frequently Asked Questions
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When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight.
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The bigger you are, the harder they come down on you.
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A lot of my success comes from black music. It’s something I’m very proud of.
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Whoever best serves the song is going to be served by the song.
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The whole industry evolves around a great song.
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I love songwriting. It’s second to my love for singing in how I express myself.
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I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I’m listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?
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It’s a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It’s a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.
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You’re presuming too much by using the word legacy – presuming that someone is going to care.
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Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn’t want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist.
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I have to be happy in the here and now because every time you start focusing on your legacy you’re really setting yourself up for disappointment.
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To sing along with Stevie Wonder, you had to make your voice do things it was not accustomed to doing.
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I’m proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer.
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Black music has increased my enjoyment of what I do. It has increased my range, my ability to reach into myself and accept myself.
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You can’t make everybody love what you do, but you can know how great you feel doing it.
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It’s an important thing to remember where you came from.
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When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song.
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Sinatra, here’s a guy who plays a tough guy in all his movies, but was allowed to be vulnerable when he stepped up to the microphone.
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I have friends who’ve tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I’ve had the opposite experience.
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I kept looking to do songs that were written years ago and would live or outlive all of us, and the one thing they had in common was Sinatra.
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Dr. King is so inspiring, so impressive, so moving as a human being.
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One song will launch you, but you don’t want to be a one-song artist.
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For years I’ve kept a list of dream projects.
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With the internet, things are so much more immediate. People taste-test things to see if they want to buy the CD.
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Considering the amount of information we’re bombarded by, it’s amazing if a song can transcend time.
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No matter how great we get with digital formats of instrumentation, nothing really quite duplicates the real thing.
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There are certain people who have become better artists, but they’re brilliant at marketing. I think someone who’s been phenomenal like that is Madonna.
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It’s understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.
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The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That’s the audience I’m geared to.
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We used to call it recurrent airplay when someone had a hit.
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A lot of the greatest compositions were made famous by Sinatra.
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When I was invited to sing with Pavarotti, I had about two weeks to learn Italian.
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