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title: "2 Fiddle Quotes By Amanda Shires"
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> [And I also think it's a violin when you're selling it and a fiddle when you're buying it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/and-i-also-think-it-s-a-violin-when-you-re-selling-it-and-a-fiddle/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/amanda-shires-14190_buying_and-i-also-think-it-s-a-violin-when-you_52637.png)

> [I wasn't getting any work as a songwriter in Texas because I was only known as a fiddle player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/i-wasn-t-getting-any-work-as-a-songwriter-in-texas-because-i-was-only/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/amanda-shires-14190_fiddle_i-wasn-t-getting-any-work-as-a-songwrite_582325.jpg)

## Other authors on Fiddle

## More by Amanda Shires

> [It's weird to take your work into a room and everybody reads it. Then comes the terror part, the dissection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/it-s-weird-to-take-your-work-into-a-room-and-everybody-reads-it-then/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [And I also think it's a violin when you're selling it and a fiddle when you're buying it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/and-i-also-think-it-s-a-violin-when-you-re-selling-it-and-a-fiddle/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [I'm well-read as far as literary fiction, but I wanted to make better decisions about my writing, to use words or phrases more confidently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/i-m-well-read-as-far-as-literary-fiction-but-i-wanted-to-make-better/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [Instinct is still important, but now I can easily identify problems like cliches and mixed metaphors, and I have a broader palette to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/instinct-is-still-important-but-now-i-can-easily-identify-problems/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [There's a stability in being a side person that can be kind of dangerous if you also want to be an artist on your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/there-s-a-stability-in-being-a-side-person-that-can-be-kind-of/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [At about 33 weeks along in my pregnancy, the doctor suggested that I stay pretty close to home and not be touring and flying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/at-about-33-weeks-along-in-my-pregnancy-the-doctor-suggested-that-i/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [I think I prefer for the listener to decide for themselves what stuff means, because I always hate it when I think a song…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/i-think-i-prefer-for-the-listener-to-decide-for-themselves-what-stuff/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [I consider myself more of a rock 'n' roll fiddler.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/i-consider-myself-more-of-a-rock-n-roll-fiddler/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [I try my best to not just avoid cliches but to write with some meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/i-try-my-best-to-not-just-avoid-cliches-but-to-write-with-some-meaning/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [Sometimes when you're going through life you're not really noticing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/sometimes-when-you-re-going-through-life-you-re-not-really-noticing-it/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [I was in a plane that lost an engine flying from Dallas to England. It happened over the Newfoundland Sea, and it was dark,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/i-was-in-a-plane-that-lost-an-engine-flying-from-dallas-to-england-it/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [I wasn't getting any work as a songwriter in Texas because I was only known as a fiddle player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/i-wasn-t-getting-any-work-as-a-songwriter-in-texas-because-i-was-only/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [You know when you have a child and then as you get older, your parents start becoming more like your friends and then telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/you-know-when-you-have-a-child-and-then-as-you-get-older-your-parents/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [I write really slowly, and my lines are really, really terrible all the time. It takes so long for me to get them to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/i-write-really-slowly-and-my-lines-are-really-really-terrible-all-the/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

> [I don't really have anything nice to say about pop-country radio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-shires/i-don-t-really-have-anything-nice-to-say-about-pop-country-radio/)

[Amanda Shires](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-shires/)

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