Phoebe Snow's Death

The pop singer Phoebe Snow died at the age of 60. Here is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Singer-songwriter and guitarist who released the 1975 song “Poetry Man,” which was a #1 hit.

She married Philip Kearns in 1975 and they divorced in 1979.

Quotes

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“I faded away for a while out of necessity.” (Phoebe Snow)

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“With my quick success, I didn’t have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such a hit, I was terribly spoiled and I thought I couldn’t do anything wrong. I was also desperate to make tons of money because of my responsibility to my daughter. And there was no longer any joy in making music.” (Phoebe Snow)

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“If the baby is sick, you won’t find me showing up to play my gigs. If I have a contract, there is going to be a clause in that contract saying that if the baby is sick I will not appear.” (Phoebe Snow)

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“I was totally ignored for a while… that’s a hazard of signing with a small company who say how small they are and how close to the artists they are. Suddenly they don’t have any time for you.” (Phoebe Snow)

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“I’ve sort of made up my mind that I have to do my career and I have to be a mother. These are my two responsibilities; of course the baby comes first.” (Phoebe Snow)