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Kristin Hersh quotes

American Musician August 7, 1966

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Kristin Hersh quote: "The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them...."
The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion. Kristin Hersh
That's my dream job, to be able to mail songs out to people who want to hear them. Paste my face on them and not travel all over the world trying to sell them. Kristin Hersh
I don't mind what the market is, but why is it vapid? If they're such a bunch of idiots, why don't you show them good music instead? They're not going to know the difference. Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh quote: "Before you can make good music, you just have to shut up. Then..."
Before you can make good music, you just have to shut up. Then the music can say what it has to say. Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh quote: "Men are allowed to write songs about people and women are..."
Men are allowed to write songs about people and women are allowed to write songs about women. Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh quote: "If Americans thought music and art belonged together, they..."
If Americans thought music and art belonged together, they wouldn't have the Grammys. Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh quote: "My brother and I were meditating before we were 6 years old,..."
My brother and I were meditating before we were 6 years old, having to stare at the wall and chant. Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh quote: "I don't like the idea of famous people."
I don't like the idea of famous people. Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh quote: "Good taste - that's all you really need when you're playing an..."
Good taste - that's all you really need when you're playing an instrument. Kristin Hersh
Most of the younger people I knew didn't seem to have a handle on things; they hadn't found their place, they didn't understand how the world works, they didn't understand how to treat other people, and they didn't know how to stop thinking about themselves. Kristin Hersh
Nirvana was pop. You can have distorted guitars and people say it's alternative, but you can't break out of pop music's constructs and still get extensive radio play and media coverage. Kristin Hersh
I have to play as much of the game as I allow myself to get the music heard. But it's not unlike the rest of the world, so I'm not as up in arms about it as I could be. Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh quote: "I guess I'll just slip into the studio after the next time..."
I guess I'll just slip into the studio after the next time with the Muses, and then just keel over and die. Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh quote: "You have to follow every melodic line, every emotional idea,..."
You have to follow every melodic line, every emotional idea, or you don't get your money's worth. Kristin Hersh
I would go to radio stations and they were supposed to be interviewing me and playing my record and they would say, We're playing too many women right now, we can't play your record. Kristin Hersh

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