I'd be the outsider gal who undergoes a makeover in the end [in the 'The Breakfast Club' ].

- Greta Salpeter

I wrote a song at age five about algae on the pond by our house, then the next 'real' song was in fifth grade about an unrequited crush.

- Greta Salpeter

Any musician with a slight level of self-awareness can be taught to write a 'good' song. A great song is completely original. It feels as if the perf…

- Greta Salpeter

A great song awakens something in your body / mind / spirit or history that you had forgotten about. It ignites some emotional kindling that you didn…

- Greta Salpeter

From a literary standpoint, I've been loving Raymond Carver's short stories, William Carlos Williams' poems, Richard Siken's 'Crush', John Fante, and…

- Greta Salpeter

A good song is like a mannequin - its form makes sense, but there's no life. There should be memorable melody, thoughtful lyric, appropriate arrangem…

- Greta Salpeter

My main influences are pop and folk music - Bob Lind, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, the Motown collection, The Zombies, Elliott Smith, and a …

- Greta Salpeter

A great song is the reason you want to jump out of your bed in the morning.

- Greta Salpeter

I want them to have a desirable experience in whatever way that may manifest itself in each person.

- Greta Salpeter