The point in me playing with Prince was to let a lot of people know that I can play trap. I don’t think people know that. Sheila E. Read Quote
Don’t forget, I was a musician long before I ever met Prince. That’s a big difference between me and those other women he’s worked with. We operate on the same plane, as equals. Sheila E. Read Quote
I love talking to the youth and helping them as much as I can or encouraging them, if I can help them at all. Sheila E. Read Quote
If you are on television, that one night that someone is able to see you, you’re talking about millions of people in one day. That’s pretty awesome because then it helps you to jumpstart your career, and if you’re the one to go out there and perform, people are going to come see you because those millions saw you on the television. Sheila E. Read Quote
I went to a great church here in L.A., gave my heart to the Lord and felt freedom from things I’ve carried throughout my life that I just thought, ‘I don’t have to carry them any more.’ Sheila E. Read Quote
My genre of music is very eclectic. I might play some Latin jazz, or just go into a spontaneous jazz thing. That’s the thing about coming to one of my performances. Not every show is the same. Sheila E. Read Quote
Engaging with the audience lets them know I’m approachable. I don’t like that whole, ‘You can’t talk to Sheila E thing’ – I don’t like that. Sheila E. Read Quote
The youth are very important to me, they’re the next generation, but I want to instill in kids, even in playing, that it’s never too late and there’s no right or wrong way to do anything. Sheila E. Read Quote
For us as entertainers traveling, the schedule gets really crazy – flying all the time, being on a bus tour, changing hotels every day. And it’s challenging. Sheila E. Read Quote
I was running track early in my years and I was breaking track records in sprint running. I was training and I wanted to be in the Olympics. I thought I was going to be able to win a gold medal, and my mind was pretty much set on ‘this is what I want to do’. Sheila E. Read Quote
