Song Quotes by KT Tunstall

14 Song quotes by KT Tunstall

KT Tunstall offers a brief but resonant look at songs, each line echoing her knack for catchy, sincere storytelling. Fourteen short thoughts make a tidy introduction to her musical outlook.

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I write songs, I play a guitar and that's it.

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I'm not really that comfortable, to be honest, singing about my darkest moments.

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My experience of being a singer and performer is there is something meditative and very positive about singing, just resonating the inside…

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When I tried to get a record deal, only one label wanted me. The rest said 'oh, we've already got a girl…

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If your parents only listen to jazz or folk, you're like one of those trees you see in botanic gardens that have…

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Basically, my mum and dad bought me a CD player for my 14th birthday. They didn't really listen to music at all,…

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I've always tried to avoid music being direct therapy, and I've always found there's a power when you write something that can…

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Albums tend to dictate what they need. Every time I have made an album it sort of feels like it is decided…

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I've always had a tendency to keep an emergency exit in a song. I can't remember ever writing a song that is…

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It feels like your subconscious can be way ahead of you, as a songwriter. You can write a song that you think…

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Well, I was a real late-comer to listen to music, actually, because my parents - first of all, my parents weren't big…

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My songs examine and explore little specific emotions or situations or stories... They're kitchen table songs, like a conversation between me and…

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When you make an album, you have to decide how much you want to give away; you have to decide how much…

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Independent record stores are like a casino where you put down your money and you always win. How amazing to discover gems…

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KIN' is basically a kind of rite of passage, scars-and-all celebration of going through difficult things in your life and being better for it.

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I was very into tribal techno and used to go and really lose myself in great dance music.

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I don't let housekeeping in when I stay in hotels. It cuts down on all the caustic cleaning products and aggressive water usage, and…

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The topography of L.A. is fascinating.

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It was blazing sunshine and I went on in a turquoise neck muff, glamorous dress and muddy boots and just had the best gig,…

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I think it was Dad who gave me my nickname 'Katy Custard,' recognising my deep, positive and lasting relationship with it.

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Music for me has always been a vent and has always been a great outlet.

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Albums tend to dictate what they need. Every time I have made an album it sort of feels like it is decided for me…

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If your parents only listen to jazz or folk, you're like one of those trees you see in botanic gardens that have wire frames…

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Touring is such a major sacrifice, especially as you get older, to be away from friends and family and home and any sort of…

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One of the main reasons that I love doing what I do is because it's unpredictable and I don't know what's coming next. When…

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It's lovely to get to say hello to people you've always admired from afar, but the fun really starts out front with people going…

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