American - Musician | January 21, 1972 -
Life is hard and it gets worse and worse and worse.
Cat Power
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I've never had a clique. It's impossible when you're always traveling.
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For me, the moment the mic is on and it's rolling, it's impossible to vocally relax for some reason. But one day, I'm going to be able to sing the way I sang when I was a little kid, completely open and free. That's, I think, the one thing that's changed: Growing older, I'm not ashamed to hear my voice.
MomentDayMeRelaxFreeImpossible
We're always going to remind ourselves of our mistakes and how we do things differently, trying to be a better person or whatever.
MistakesBetter PersonBetterTrying
Everybody tends to think I'm crazy, which is the biggest problem in my life.
LifeCrazyThinkMy LifeProblem
I am human and I make mistakes.
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Usually, I'll just sit down at a piano or with a guitar, and I'll just be relaxed and playing music. Because that's what relaxes your subconscious. That's why everyone from animals to humans love music.
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I don't come from money or an educated family background or any sort of supportive family life, so all of my choices are made on my own.
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From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record was all covers, to country-western, bebop, blues, and even the referencing in classic hip hop to cliched love ballads of the '80s or whatever - that is kinda gone, and that's just terrifying to me.
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I moved to Los Angeles to be with a man I loved.
ManLovedLos AngelesMovedLos
Hip-hop and R&B is mostly what I listen to. I don't have a connection with punk rock - I just never had that experience.
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I got told so many times I needed a manager. For a long time I resisted, and I finally got one so I can pay my mortgage, and it helped me from becoming a homeless person.
TimeMeHomelessLongI CanPerson
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