I’ve always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine most people have had that, or they wouldn’t be human. Iris Dement Read Quote
If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a way to work it out. Music provided me with a means of working things out. Iris Dement Read Quote
For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that’s all my music is, trying to help people. Iris Dement Read Quote
Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money. It doesn’t feel true or honest. You can feel it in the music. Iris Dement Read Quote
Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that’s not from a corporation trying to make money. Iris Dement Read Quote
I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash. Iris Dement Read Quote
Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that’s why I ended up writing. Iris Dement Read Quote
Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he’s standing up for what he believes in and that seems pretty damned American to me. Iris Dement Read Quote
I don’t describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that how I live my life is honest. Iris Dement Read Quote
