Patty Griffin Quotes

• Most everything means nothing, except some things that mean everything.

  Patty Griffin

  Mean

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• You must always know how long to stay; and when to go.

  Patty Griffin

  Long, Know How, Knows

  Song: Let Him Fly, Album: Living With Ghosts, 1996

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• I think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience - just making music, in general, is pretty much that.

  Patty Griffin

  Spiritual, Song, Thinking

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• Everyone is tortured. Do you know anyone who isn't?

  Patty Griffin

  Knows, Do You Know

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• 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 I will die.

  Patty Griffin

  Thinking, Keys, Needs

  Song: Moses, Album: Living With Ghosts, 1996

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• 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.

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  Beautiful, Catholic, Males

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• 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.

  Patty Griffin

  Song, Men, Voice

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• 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 hear. But I've always had a need to make my presence known. I was just sort of born that way, I guess. It's my natural tendency.

  Patty Griffin

  Needs, Way, Natural

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• 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, it's like another blow against females. It's very radical talk at this point for females to say this kind of stuff, but nationwide, I still hear females referring to God as "he."

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  Blow, America, Female

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• 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.

  Patty Griffin

  Queens, Pain, Laughing

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• But darling, I wish you well On your way to the wishing well

  Patty Griffin

  Wish, Way, Darling

  Song: Nobody's Crying, Album: 1000 Kisses

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• 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.

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  Love, Song, Confused

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• I think listeners are hungry to hear quality.

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  Thinking, Quality, Hungry

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• Fame is a can of worms I haven't really had to contend with.

  Patty Griffin

  Fame, Cans Of Worms, Worms

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• 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.

  Patty Griffin

  Voice, Advice, Different

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• 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.

  Patty Griffin

  Song, Moving, Writing

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• 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.

  Patty Griffin

  Beautiful, Singing, Rooms

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• 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 the prospect of singing with Mavis, I was honored. I don't really have much of a background in gospel music.

  Patty Griffin

  Singing, Happy Day, Staples

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