Help people Quote by Iris DeMent

Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he's standing up for what he believes in and that seems pretty…

— Iris Dement

Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me.

— Iris Dement

Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.

— Iris Dement

I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine most people have had that, or they wouldn't be…

— Iris DeMent

This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer…

— Iris Dement

If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a way to work it out. Music provided me with…

— Iris DeMent

Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation trying to make money.

— Iris Dement

My guitar is really tempermental. I don't give up on it though, I'm close to my guitar!

— Iris Dement

Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up writing.

— Iris Dement

I've always written about things that cause me to feel something.

— Iris DeMent

I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music.

— Iris DeMent

I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else.

— Iris DeMent