American - Musician | June 21, 1959 -
You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction there. Your voice comes out.
Kathy Mattea
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A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.
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We rob ourselves of so much by focusing on the wrong stuff. And the ability to get into the moment and deal with what is, that's the real opportunity.
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Chocolate's okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach is absolutely perfect... it's sublime. I'd like to capture that and then use it in a dessert.
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So all of these things are going on that make you wake up and realize you are a mortal person. You can choose to cruise through your life, but if you do, you're going to open your eyes at some point, and it's gone.
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That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great pain you can have great joy as well. If we didn't have those things we'd just be numb.
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I jump into the process, and the record begins to gel at some point. Then I begin to get a picture of where I'm going. But it's not always something I know on the front-end.
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Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we rallied as a family.
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I don't live in as much fear as I used to. I'm not afraid of the music business. Life is too damn short. I know what's important, and the tasks are very clear.
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If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you've made don't reflect that, then there's something for you to look at.
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There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really into it.
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I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that.
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