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Thao Nguyen

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[Wikipedia] Thao Nguyen, also known as Thao, is an American singer-songwriter originally from Virginia and now based in San Francisco. She is the former lead singer, songwriter and figurehead of the defunct band Thao & the Get Down Stay Down, and has collaborated with Joanna Newsom and Andrew Bird. Outside of t

Quotes by Thao Nguyen

Sometimes I say things in interviews and then I see them in print and I think, "What an asshole."

Print

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I think that the activism I've become involved with informs and enhances my life in a lot of ways, and definitely career-wise.…

Activism

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I think I'm more effective as an activist if I stay in music, to be honest. Music, the way it reaches people…

Activist

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When I am onstage, singing all these songs... what's going through my mind is nothing. That's what's so amazing about meditation -…

Achieve

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I like to say that I was raised by sitcoms, and that my personality is comprised of different characters. Darlene from Roseanne,…

Character

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It's really easy to not be satisfied with your work, or people, or anything, but I really embrace the idea of not…

Denying

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I think it's really important for the audience to feel connected, and when it's good it's this amazing, symbiotic relationship. I try…

Audience

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I've always felt for little children because I love the way they fashion sentences - their vocabulary is limited. They have to…

Appreciate

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I think meditating on tour is integral. It's a priority, because everything is so chaotic, and the calmer you stay, the calmer…

Chaotic

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I try not to read reviews because I know how sensitive I am and how debilitating it is and how it follows…

Feels

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Some of the folks we see are in for defending themselves against their abusers, or drug charges that, because of the California…

Abusers

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When I started doing these advocacy groups, it sort of propelled and compelled me to write songs, because otherwise I wasn't really…

Advocacy

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Because I grew up trapped in the suburbs 8 miles outside of D.C. and I've never seen what people who live in…

8 mile

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I've always had this vision that the touring lifestyle is so unsustainable. But I have faith that I can do it, and…

Can do

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I feel I must acknowledge that gay people are, generally speaking, funnier, more self-sufficient, and better in crises and I should step…

Acknowledge

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If you're a woman musician, that is your qualifier. I've had people come up to me and say, "You're good for a…

Female

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So when I can, I try my best to meditate a little bit every day, and that helps a lot. I think…

Bits

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