Patty Griffin famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

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
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
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
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.
-- Patty Griffin

#Beautiful #Catholic #Males
Fame is a can of worms I haven't really had to contend with.
-- Patty Griffin

#Fame #Cans Of Worms #Worms
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 #Way
Everyone is tortured. Do you know anyone who isn't?
-- Patty Griffin
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
I think listeners are hungry to hear quality.
-- Patty Griffin

#Thinking #Quality #Hungry
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.
-- Patty Griffin

#Love #Song #Confused
You must always know how long to stay; and when to go.
-- Patty Griffin

#Long
But darling, I wish you well On your way to the wishing well
-- Patty Griffin

#Wish #Way #Darling
Most everything means nothing, except some things that mean everything.
-- Patty Griffin

#Mean

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