Natalie Merchant Quotes

American - Musician | October 26, 1963 -

Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.

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PoetryMeAliveThroughRecitation

I'm going to be shaking my booty when I'm 55.

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GoingShaking

I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope.

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LiveHopeCultureWantDespairLike

It's really wonderful to be able to be nobody, and then have a moment when I can be somebody, and then go right back to being nobody again.

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MomentBackI CanNobodyGoRight

It's funny, I remember doing the Johnny Carson show, and, uh, I couldn't afford my rent.

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FunnyDoingRememberRentShow

I would say I'd rather dig a ditch, you know, do hard, manual labor than write lyrics.

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YouLaborKnowSayWriteHard

Be true to yourself, and, um, don't worry about some large companies' quarterly profit index.

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YourselfWorryBe TrueProfitTrue

I'm on this search trying to figure out exactly who I am and what I have to say to people.

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I AmPeopleSearchTryingSayOut

I've found out how overwhelming the media is and the way it drills things into your head, it's almost like a mind control. If I could control prople's minds, I'd like to put something useful in.

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MindControlMediaWayMindsHead

I can't remove the autobiographical slant from the things I write. You always bring yourself into what you're writing.

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YourselfWritingYouWriteAlways

I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to deliberately pursue - I couldn't imagine myself seeking that.

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MyselfThinkYouCelebrityPursue

The research phase was really fascinating - I'm not a closeted nerd, I'm an out-of-the-closet nerd.

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ResearchNerdPhaseReally

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