Song Quotes by Patty Griffin

10 Song quotes by Patty Griffin

Patty Griffin treats song like a quiet conversation with the world, letting each line linger. The ten entries are a modest collection that still manages to capture her knack for turning everyday moments into lyrical insight.

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I think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience - just making music, in general, is pretty much…

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Often I have to move my body in a certain way, like exercising, to begin to get into the right rhythm for…

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I don't fight my ability to sing sad songs: it's what I am good at, so I must be built for that.

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It's occurred to me I need to laugh at myself more, and that I don't need to be some sad folk singer…

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Most people like the sad songs. Some of the oldest songs known to man are sad. Listening to a voice singing something…

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I come from probably many generations of singers because my grandmother had a really incredible voice and sang in church. And my…

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I'm confused that there is a lack of faith in listening to and deciding what is a great song and instead going…

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I don't actually have to think very hard when I'm writing. I mean, there are times where it's a task, and you…

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From the age of 12, I had an understanding that singing was something I loved to do more than anything, and I…

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I just started going into my room and literally going into my closet and singing into the clothes. Yeah, the Griffin are…

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I think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience - just making music, in general, is pretty much that.

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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I just really need to sing and sing and sing and not worry about writing. Just by singing for pleasure, your voice takes you…

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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…

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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…

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You must always know how long to stay; and when to go.

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I don't fight my ability to sing sad songs: it's what I am good at, so I must be built for that.

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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…

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Life requires things from you - if you're really living it and are really alive - that are really difficult and painful, and you…

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