Ester Dean Quotes & Sayings

“I'm the only girl songwriter that fights for a lot of things. I fight for songwriting fees, which record labels want you to shut up about.”

“I had so many beliefs against being a singer or what it takes. There was a lot of pain associated with that. The rejection of it all. I lived in a rejection state of mind. Not because of my voice; the mike never rejected me. It was harboring all those bad memories of being broke. It teaches you your worth. Nothing good comes from that.”

“I'm limitless, spontaneous and fearless. I can take direction and also give it. And I don't dwell on celebrity.”

“I normally work like a vampire. Around 8 to 9 P.M., what I call 'the spirits' actually show up, and then I just go in the booth and scream on top of a track. I only sing on the mic. I don't sit down and write anything.”

“I will make up a crush, you hear me?! I will look at a guy and say, for two months at least, 'I think you're cute.' And then I can be psycho. I will go in my head and make a whole life with him, he don't even understand why I'm mad at him. I'm like... 'cause you came in late last night!' And he's like, 'I don't even know you.'”

“If I'm out of town and I'm in a situation where I have to be creative, it has to be hot dogs because that's my comfort food.”

“I've walked on hot coals with Tony Robbins.”

“My dream is to star in an animated movie and to have a toy made after me.”

“It's so funny because if you tweet your lyrics and then you hear it in a song next week, you're like, 'Hey I had that same idea.' I'm very secretive with my music. We have to send emails password protected. Because once that song gets out, you aren't selling that thing.”

“I see what other people do and what songwriters don't. They don't get out and take care of themselves. Producers turn themselves into a massive brand. Songwriters tend to be under someone else's umbrella. If you're building your own legacy, it can't be under an umbrella.”