I still get a chill when I sing, ‘You Don’t Own Me.’ I find some new feeling in it every time. Lesley Gore Read Quote
On ‘Sullivan,’ you sang live. Not only that, you sang with a 40-piece band. So you had instruments that weren’t even on the original record! So this was when the rubber met the road – when you had to really learn how to perform. And it was for 10 or 12 million people. So that was a challenge. Lesley Gore Read Quote
Frankly, if ‘American Idol’ was the way I’d have to audition as a singer, I’d be standing behind the counter in a 5&10 right now. I couldn’t have done it that way. Lesley Gore Read Quote
I have a bit of a problem with ‘American Idol.’ Forgive me, but it’s difficult for me to watch. I can’t help but think of people being exploited. On the other hand, I’m really enjoying ‘Glee.’ Lesley Gore Read Quote
If I’ve learned anything in this business, how stupid would it be not to do ‘It’s My Party’ when people come to hear it? Lesley Gore Read Quote
You know, the interesting thing about having traveled around the country as much as I have, and I think it’s sort of inadvertently what made me come out or at least begin doing things within the community and thinking more about that, was that I get to travel quite a bit. Lesley Gore Read Quote
You know, Quincy Jones was a great mentor, but he was a man in a man’s world. Fortunately he’s a very sensitive man and a beautiful human being, and even though he was 14 or 15 years older than me, he’s a capable human being and has great communication skills. Lesley Gore Read Quote
We recorded the record on a Saturday afternoon March 30th and I heard the record for the first time on April 6th. I was driving to school, literally seven days later. Lesley Gore Read Quote
