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 creatively. Asserting myself in that way was not really a strong point for me. — 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 to what it wants to sing. And that is how the best stuff kind of emerges. — 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
