At about 33 weeks along in my pregnancy, the doctor suggested that I stay pretty close to home and not be touring and flying around. I was really left to face the kind of deep thinking that comes along with… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
It's weird to take your work into a room and everybody reads it. Then comes the terror part, the dissection. — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
And I also think it's a violin when you're selling it and a fiddle when you're buying it. — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
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… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
Instinct is still important, but now I can easily identify problems like cliches and mixed metaphors, and I have a broader palette to work… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
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… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
At about 33 weeks along in my pregnancy, the doctor suggested that I stay pretty close to home and not be touring and flying… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
I think I prefer for the listener to decide for themselves what stuff means, because I always hate it when I think a song… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
I try my best to not just avoid cliches but to write with some meaning. — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you're going through life you're not really noticing it. — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
I was in a plane that lost an engine flying from Dallas to England. It happened over the Newfoundland Sea, and it was dark,… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
I wasn't getting any work as a songwriter in Texas because I was only known as a fiddle player. — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
