Author

If you can't play it on an acoustic guitar or a grand piano then it's not a song.

We certainly strive for trying to make a quality record throughout, and I think that's true of all of our records.

I think MTV put a huge dent in the songwriting craft.

People say, 'How's the record doing?' In the old days you'd say, 'We're at 600,000, it's doing great.' You don't say those things anymore. Those numbers are gone.

From Christopher Cross

I think too many artists from my era tend to just stamp out a record.

From Christopher Cross

I mean, I have a daughter, and it's a very bad message to send to my daughter that to be valid or accepted or to have value, you have to look a certain way. It's all about appearance, and not about education and not about contributing. I think we've completely lost our way.

From Christopher Cross

I'm now wearing suits on stage, so I've kinda stepped up my game as far as image. Which I have to admit is kind of a pain the butt, but it's fun. It gives you a certain amount of confidence to walk on stage and look nice, but I can't say that I'm totally buying into the whole image factor.

From Christopher Cross

I'm a very private, very reclusive kind of guy.

From Christopher Cross

The writers that I aspire to, like Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman, they'll tell you that the work gets harder, not easier. And they set that bar for us where we're always striving to do something better than the last time, whether it's the next song or just the next line.

From Christopher Cross

I mean, it's pretty disillusioning for all of us right now, and we feel pretty helpless when Congress, their approval rating is thirteen percent, and across the board, whether you're a Democrat or a Republican, you sort of want to walk in and fire everybody.

From Christopher Cross

Christopher Cross

Notable Quotes

Authors with Similar Views

Art Garfunkel

Gail Sheehy

Josh Homme

Randi Weingarten

Stephen Sondheim

Authors with Opposing Views

Glen Hansard

Joe Strummer

Mel Torme

Neneh Cherry

Randeep Hooda