Valerie Simpson

And it's a lot harder to hide with four musicians than it is with eight. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#four #harder #hide #lot #musicians

I've already lived one full life, and so now I'm about to endeavor to see what else the good Lord has in store for me, and I'm wide open. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#already #else #endeavor #full #good

In the future I think the labels on most pop music are going to go. Everyone keeps jumping into everyone else's space. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#everyone #future #go #going #i

In transition I think the spirit goes somewhere, but I don't think it leaves. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#i #i think #leaves #somewhere #spirit

It's a songwriter's dream to have a song recorded and run up the charts. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#dream #recorded #run #song #songwriter

Motown was the mecca. It was every writer's dream to work there. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#every #mecca #motown #work #writer

My daughters are here, and that makes me feel good. And with the spirit of Nick Ashford, I think I'll make it through. I have no choice. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#daughters #feel #feel good #good #here

Nobody in my family was musical. I had no idea you could be a songwriter and make a living at it. It was all discovery. It was all just thrown at me. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#discovery #family #had #i #idea

Sometimes you want a Part Two in your life. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#part #sometimes #two #want #you

There is a formula that allows you to write a decent song. But a song like 'You're All I Need to Get By,' it just writes itself. ↗

— Valerie Simpson

#decent #formula #get #i #itself