Nanci Griffith Quotes
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I don't really like to explain my songs.
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I like to prove people wrong.
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I grew up in different parts of Africa. I grew up in Mozambique and places like that. I've been in South Africa many times.
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I just feel it's important to make sure that behind the scenes is as filled with diverse voices as in front of the scene is.
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I can swear like a fishwife.
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I don't like celebrities; I don't hang out with them; I don't relate to that life.
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My kids like their eggs with catsup. I like mine with salsa.
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Calling a taxi in Texas is like calling a rabbi in Iraq.
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It's good to laugh at times that feel inappropriate.
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Songwriter friends will be like, 'Oh my God, when are you going to put out 'Love Triangle?'' It's just been that song for me that really helped me get a lot of writing sessions and helped jump-start my writing career.
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I love Katy Perry and Lady GaGa. I think GaGa's pushing the envelope every day and I really like that.
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A lot of my creative energy is spent coming up with a concept that, once I get it, I feel like it writes itself.
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Summer has always been my favorite season. I feel happier.
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I like Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Common. But I like the underground stuff like Young Jeezy, Black Rob and Shine. I also love heavy metal like Slipknot and Pantera, It's very intense stuff.
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I'd really like to work with Gwen Stefani and Cee Lo.
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I don't feel like I'm grown up. I feel like I'm a kid.
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There is nothin' like a dame.
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We are like the mechanism of a watch: each part is essential.
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Some people are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade.
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I don't feel that rap has been respected as an art form. Because people have seen rappers rap off the top of their heads, they don't think it is difficult.
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We will see about Obama's legacy. I still think the historical nature of his candidacy will be the biggest part of his legacy.
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I feel very strongly that young women have regressed a little bit. But I do get all preachy about it.
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I've had people break into profiles on my Internet; they got into my accounts. This was at the beginning of my career. There is a fair bit of alarm when something like that happens. It definitely bothered me a lot at the time. But you move on from these things.
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I feel like, in some ways, I'm just a journalist.
