Top 13 Quotes & Sayings by Five for Fighting

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American singer Five for Fighting.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Five for Fighting

Vladimir John Ondrasik III, also known by his stage name Five for Fighting, is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. He is best known for his piano-based soft rock ballads, such as the top 40 hits "Superman " (2001), "100 Years" (2003) "The Riddle" (2006). He also had a string of moderate hits on the adult contemporary charts in the late 2000s and into the 2010s, including "World" (2006) and "Chances" (2009). His 2021 single "Blood on My Hands" with its accompanying docu-music video protesting the American withdrawal from Afghanistan went viral receiving over a million digital views.

In so many of my songs, I'm trying to touch on various aspects of love.
I've learned that love takes priority.
Usually it is a painful process (writing), "Superman" came in 45 minutes; "100 Years" in four months. — © Five for Fighting
Usually it is a painful process (writing), "Superman" came in 45 minutes; "100 Years" in four months.
The most rewarding thing of my success has been the ability to use my music for many different causes that have become important to me.
As a songwriter, I think that comes with the territory. The older you get, you like to say it doesn't matter, but you care what people think about what you do.
As a sports fan, the Los Angeles Kings winning the Stanley Cup makes me feel very alive.
I'm excited about the old songs. That's a nice place to be after grinding out the music business for twenty years.
We all have our fears, our insecurities. I'm not different from anyone else.
I'm a family guy. A lot of my songs are inspired by my kids. Simple relationships. Watching them grow up, watching them share experiences with me and vice versa.
Once you have kids and you're married, it's all about them. My life changed. You can see in my records.
If prolific is writing a lot of songs, I'm that. If it's writing a lot of good songs, I'm something else.
I was able to truly immerse myself in the record-making process. I'm excited about music.
Musically, there's probably nothing better than, after spending weeks or months of grinding on a lyric or a song, when you play a good song from beginning to end for the first time - there's a moment there where all the pain and suffering is worth it.
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