I love that there's this tradition of being able to discuss the heaviest topics and the gnarliest stuff that goes down in people's lives in traditional Southern American music. — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
There's a world of troubleTrying to take its turn I can hear it shaking undergroundAnd half a dozen lessons I might never learn Not… — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
Some girls are bright as the morning / And some girls are blessed with a dark turn of mind. — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
Each person comes to have this musical experience, this moment with us, where they get to sink into our world for a little while.… — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
I've never been the kind of person who would get up and wave my arms and scream and shout and say, 'Hey, listen to… — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
You know, it's a pretty mysterious thing still, why you start the songs you start, and the specific flavor of them, the nature of… — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
I like the songs to appear very simple and to flow by without any kind of hiccup, but there has to be this impression… — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
The main thing was finding this... voice that I had interest in, which I'll call the quiet-yet-stoic voice: the very quiet yet very strong… — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
I love that there's this tradition of being able to discuss the heaviest topics and the gnarliest stuff that goes down in people's lives… — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
I do think that the abiding mystery of my origins has definitely had a profound effect upon my writing. There is that thing in… — Gillian Welch Copy Share Image
