March 30: Notable Musicians Born on This Date
Let’s celebrate notable musicians born on March 30.
Norah Jones, singer and songwriter (March 30, 1979–present)
“During my first photo shoot, I was unhappy because they put so much makeup on me and straightened my hair. I’ve been stubborn ever since.” —Norah Jones
Winfrey, Oprah. “Oprah Talks to Norah Jones.” Oprah.com, July 2003, https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/oprah-interviews-norah-jones/all.
“There are some great songs, but when you hear them 20,000 times a day, you get sick of them. I’m already sick of my own song. My friends are sick of it, my sister’s sick of it. My sister said, ‘I heard your song in the drugstore the other day—I’m so tired of it.’” —Norah Jones
Winfrey, Oprah. “Oprah Talks to Norah Jones.” Oprah.com, July 2003, https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/oprah-interviews-norah-jones/all.
“I wasn’t very aware of pop music because I attended an arts school. For me, it was all about jazz. Everyone in my high school was a bit nerdy. We didn’t even have a football team.” —Norah Jones
Winfrey, Oprah. “Oprah Talks to Norah Jones.” Oprah.com, July 2003, https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/oprah-interviews-norah-jones/all.
Celine Dion, singer (March 30, 1968–present)
“Losing my husband, for my kids to lose their father, it was quite something. I feel like René has given me so much through the years and still today. I see my kids. I look at them — we live with him. We still live with him. He’s part of our lives every day, so I have to say that I feel very, very strong.” —Celine Dion
Silvia, Erin. “Celine Dion, 53, Reveals Whether She’s Open To ‘Falling in Love’ Again After Husband’s Death.” Hollywood Life, May 17, 2021, https://hollywoodlife.com/2021/05/17/celine-dion-love-again-husband-death-interview/.
“I’ve done everything that’s needed to be done to have an international career because this is what I wanted. I don’t need to prove to my family, my friends, the industry or myself anymore. I did that. They gave me a spot and I took it. I never wanted to have a hit, I wanted to have a career.” —Celine Dion
Power, Tom. “Celine Dion talks Courage, life after Rene Angelil and her new outlook.” CBC, August 20, 2021, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/friday-sept-20-2019-c%C3%A9line-dion-scott-aukerman-and-more-1.5289921/c%C3%A9line-dion-talks-courage-life-after-ren%C3%A9-ang%C3%A9lil-and-her-new-outlook-1.5289958.
“Vegas has given us a lot over all these years, but when you go outside in bare feet in Vegas, you might come back with melted toenails.” —Celine Dion
Power, Tom. “Celine Dion talks Courage, life after Rene Angelil and her new outlook.” CBC, August 20, 2021, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/friday-sept-20-2019-c%C3%A9line-dion-scott-aukerman-and-more-1.5289921/c%C3%A9line-dion-talks-courage-life-after-ren%C3%A9-ang%C3%A9lil-and-her-new-outlook-1.5289958.
Tracy Chapman, singer and songwriter (March 30, 1964–present)
“I think I gotta get a hat.” —Tracy Chapman
Pond, Steve. “Tracy Chapman: On Her Own Terms.” Rolling Stone, September 22, 1988, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tracy-chapman-on-her-own-terms-60993/.
“It’s nice to know that people appreciate the record, but I’m just a really private person. If, somehow, I could walk around invisible when I’m not onstage….” —Tracy Chapman
Pond, Steve. “Tracy Chapman: On Her Own Terms.” Rolling Stone, September 22, 1988, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tracy-chapman-on-her-own-terms-60993/.
“I always considered trying to make a living playing music, but it was always really clear to me, at the various stages in my life, that it really wasn’t a possibility unless some phenomenal thing happened.” —Tracy Chapman
Pond, Steve. “Tracy Chapman: On Her Own Terms.” Rolling Stone, September 22, 1988, https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tracy-chapman-on-her-own-terms-60993/.
Eric Clapton, guitarist and singer (March 30, 1945–present)
“Now the most important part of my life is my wife and my kids. Music, while still important, has been relegated to a smaller part of my perspective on life.” —Eric Clapton
Tolinski, Brad and Steinblatt, Harold. “Eric Clapton: ‘I actually have about zero tolerance for most of my old material. Especially Crossroads.’” Music Radar, December 16, 2021, https://www.musicradar.com/news/eric-clapton-interview-blues-robert-johnson.
“I believe in the presence of evil. I think it’s possible to conceive of something so bad that it can lead into a whole other world – a world where there is little hope.” —Eric Clapton
Tolinski, Brad and Steinblatt, Harold. “Eric Clapton: ‘I actually have about zero tolerance for most of my old material. Especially Crossroads.’” Music Radar, December 16, 2021, https://www.musicradar.com/news/eric-clapton-interview-blues-robert-johnson.
“I actually have about zero tolerance for most of my old material. Especially ‘Crossroads.’ The popularity of that song with Cream has always been mystifying to me. I don’t think it’s very good.” —Eric Clapton
Tolinski, Brad and Steinblatt, Harold. “Eric Clapton: ‘I actually have about zero tolerance for most of my old material. Especially Crossroads.’” Music Radar, December 16, 2021, https://www.musicradar.com/news/eric-clapton-interview-blues-robert-johnson.
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