Country taught me how to sing, it put me on a path. But I was never going to be locked into a formula. I don’t want to be considered a current country artist. Emmylou Harris Read Quote
I think musicians are always very generous in promoting anything good they hear. It’s just kind of in our nature. Emmylou Harris Read Quote
I look at my voice and my abilities as a gift. I don’t feel that I can even take any credit for it, but it’s such a huge presence in my life. It is my life. It’s my identity, it’s everything. And it’s given me a great deal of joy and a sense of purpose – I can’t imagine my life without it. Emmylou Harris Read Quote
I find with records, they become what they’re going to become. They take on a power and a direction of their own. Part of making records is to honor that and not try to force it. Emmylou Harris Read Quote
My parents were not very happy. They were very worried about me pursuing a career that even if I had talent might not give me the happiness and the success that they – any parent hopes for their child. Emmylou Harris Read Quote
As anyone who goes into dog-rescue knows, it is not a for-profit business, but the rewards are priceless for me. Emmylou Harris Read Quote
In 1974 I was trying to get my first little band together. That year marked kind of a traumatic point in my life, but I had a lot of support from friends and family and a lot of good things ended up coming out of it. Emmylou Harris Read Quote
I’m blessed to be able to work at something that I’m good at, and that I love. It’s not something I take for granted. Emmylou Harris Read Quote
Pretty much all I say politically is I encourage people to register to vote. Emmylou Harris Read Quote
As citizens we have to be more thoughtful and more educated and more informed. I turn on the TV and I see these grown people screaming at each other, and I think, well, if we don’t get our civility back, we’re in trouble. Emmylou Harris Read Quote
