I learned a lot from hanging out with Emmylou Harris. One of the biggest pointers she gave me was that if you don't know the words, drop the consonants: that way, you'll hide the sound. — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
I think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience - just making music, in general, is pretty much that. — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
I'm going to be doing solo stuff. The idea is to do 'small' and 'off my beaten path,' or go back to an old,… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
When I started performing, I played acoustic music, partly because that way you don't have to worry about interacting too much with other people… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
There's an imbalance when if a woman goes out for a walk at 3 in the morning and something happens to her it was… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
God as 'He,' as a patriarchal thing, is offensive to me. It's standard fare for America, 'He, He, He.' Every time I hear that… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
I just really need to sing and sing and sing and not worry about writing. Just by singing for pleasure, your voice takes you… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
It doesn't come naturally to me, being the boss and telling people what I want. I find it very taxing and tiring. I love… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
I don't necessarily buy any key to the future of happiness, but I need a little place in the sun sometimes or I think… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
I don't fight my ability to sing sad songs: it's what I am good at, so I must be built for that. — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
I was brought up to express myself only when asked to express myself, and then to do so in a way that's pleasing to… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
Life requires things from you - if you're really living it and are really alive - that are really difficult and painful, and you… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
One of the great things that I loved about doing solo - which I ended up doing because I was too shy to ever… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
From the age of 12, I had an understanding that singing was something I loved to do more than anything, and I did say… — Patty Griffin Copy Share Image
