Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Juice Newton.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Judith Kay "Juice" Newton is an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Newton has received five Grammy Award nominations in the Pop and Country Best Female Vocalist categories – winning once in 1983 – as well as an ACM Award for Top New Female Artist and two consecutive Billboard Female Album Artist of the Year awards. Newton's other awards include a People's Choice Award for "Best Female Vocalist" and the Australian Music Media's "Number One International Country Artist."
My biggest successes were mainly in the pop market during the 80s.
I've been lucky. I've had this history of having an appeal to more than one type of audience.
In between that time, I've done book narrating, you know, books on tape for Dove Audio.
I work a lot, and not just in Las Vegas.
This genre of music seems to want to push people into a certain time slot, which is unfortunate.
I'm just thrilled to see people enjoying the music.
I like the big ups. I'm into the big ups.
I'll do a cappella stuff, rock 'n' roll and swing stuff.
When the audience leaves, I'd like them to feel positive when they go.
I'm not a toy boy, bellybutton band, so I don't have to worry about that. Actually, I never did.
I can't live off of yesterday - that's in the past.
I never stopped working, but I did let my contract run out. And I didn't really actively pursue it.
I'm really fortunate that I've had some mega hits.
I've always enjoyed playing live onstage.
And looking at today's music scene, I think it's cool that there are a lot of consumers and fans not limited by what radio and the record companies tell them to buy.
Songs like the Buck Owens tune, for example, are very simple and straightforward, and recording it really gave me a chance to get into and get a sense of Buck's personality, a feel for that whole Bakersfield sound.
It would be nice to garner new fans and make it a success - and success is relevant, we already know all that.
As you know, the business is cyclic with styles. It's no different from clothing styles.
But these days, I get a lot more attention and airplay from the Adult Contemporary and country radio stations, and I feel comfortable saying I'm a part of that.
Our show doesn't rely on the typical whistles and bells, and smoke and mirrors. It relies mostly on the music.
And I think that we're more of an alternative act in that sense, and that flavor comes across to the audience.
There's also, I think more so in the music business and especially for women, this ceiling that people put on you if you have children or a family and decide to spend time with them.
The very fact that I've had those established me to continue on to do new music and new projects.
I've had the big ups and the big downs.
Artists in not only country but other genres usually make four or five albums, then they change producers to keep their sound moving forward.