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 thing, the whole male-dominated approach, really bothered me.
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.
Fame is a can of worms I haven’t really had to contend with.
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, bad songs over and over again. But that’s what happened when people from beverage companies bought record labels and radio stations as opposed to people who love music owning record labels.
You must always know how long to stay; and when to go.
I think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience – just making music, in general, is pretty much that.
It’s occurred to me I need to laugh at myself more and that I don’t need to be some sad folk singer all the time. I don’t want to be the queen of pain.
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 are appealing and there’s harshness to the loud part of my voice.
I think listeners are hungry to hear quality.
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 in digitally or through whatever machinery you’ve got.
Most people like the sad songs. Some of the oldest songs known to man are sad. Listening to a voice singing something sad is a really great way to help you to feel sad when you need to.
Most everything means nothing, except some things that mean everything.
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