Patty Griffin Quotes

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• Most everything means nothing, except some things that mean everything.
• But darling, I wish you well On your way to the wishing well
• You must always know how long to stay; and when to go.
• I'm confused that there is a lack of faith in listening to and deciding what is a great song and instead going for these formulaic,…
• I think listeners are hungry to hear quality.
• Often I have to move my body in a certain way, like exercising, to begin to get into the right rhythm for writing a song.
• Everyone is tortured. Do you know anyone who isn't?
• Along the way, I've had different advice from different music producers. I've been told to tone it down, that the quiet parts of my voice…
• Fame is a can of worms I haven't really had to contend with.
• I grew up as a Catholic, and there was so much that was beautiful there, and also so much that was troubling. The whole patriarchal…
• I was asked to sing with Mavis Staples on a gospel compilation called 'Oh Happy Day.' And, you know, other than being totally intimidated at…
• Studios are designed to pull out all of that beautiful ambience you get from singing in a room, and then the engineer puts it back…
• 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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