I love distracting myself, just like anyone else. But I also feel a more urgent need in myself to make an effort, to be present, and to try to be something that is in favor of life. Of human life. Patty Griffin Read Quote
Personality-wise, I’m much more suited to be in a band and part of an ensemble than I am to lead. I never have been comfortable with the leading thing. Patty Griffin Read Quote
It doesn’t come naturally to me, being the boss and telling people what I want. I find it very taxing and tiring. I love getting to be way down the line in the decision-making chain. Patty Griffin Read Quote
I just started going into my room and literally going into my closet and singing into the clothes. Yeah, the Griffin are a really big family, and so I was trying to just sort of get to sing and experiment without bugging a lot of people. Patty Griffin Read Quote
I just really need to sing and sing and sing and not worry about writing. Just by singing for pleasure, your voice takes you to what it wants to sing. And that is how the best stuff kind of emerges. Patty Griffin Read Quote
When you’re little, first of all, everybody smiles at you because you’re cute, so you think the world is great. And everything is so vivid. You know, you’re not clouded out by anxiety, and you don’t miss things. Patty Griffin Read Quote
You can accept that perception of yourself that you’re getting too old to be interesting or buyable. Or you can kind of do what you do and see what happens. Patty Griffin Read Quote
I don’t always like walking down the street and making sure that I smile and say hello to everybody who’s walking their dog in the opposite direction. But I do do it. And it’s a small, tiny thing to do. But to me, it means ‘I see you. You’re not invisible to me.’ Patty Griffin Read Quote
