Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harrisis an American singer and songwriter. She has released many popular albums and singles over the course of her career, and – as of 2016 – she has won 13 Grammys as well as numerous other awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth2 April 1947
CountryUnited States of America
lyrics music sing sitting
I have to have a guitar sitting around. I sing in the shower. I sing around the house. The music comes secondary. The lyrics come first.
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You really do learn every day with every dog; they are all so unique and different. But if you're patient and you understand where they're coming from, and if you are consistent, they will be fine. They teach you to give your full attention.
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I didn't have any money. I had a sense of terrible loss. But what I also had was a fire in my belly. I wasn't going to go back to waiting tables. I felt I had to be better at fronting a band.
generous good nature promoting
I think musicians are always very generous in promoting anything good they hear. It's just kind of in our nature.
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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.
bluegrass musical start strict
Bluegrass has a very, very strict musical form. Once you start to dilute it, it disappears.
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I just adore him, ... He follows his heart. He must be pretty smart in business. He loves his life and that's a wonderful thing to see. So many people are the beneficiaries of his passion, his love for this music. I don't think there's another festival like this in the world.
nashville cities giving
It's basically a city of songwriters and that's what gives it it's strength, that's what gives it its lasting ability. You've got people making all different kinds of music and that's what attracts me to Nashville as Music City.
grieving color interesting
You meet a lot of people and have a lot of experiences, and they color you and stay with you - but I'm not the grieving widow. Life is much more complicated and interesting and full of zigs and zags than that.
grateful mean passion
I'm so grateful that I'm able to do something about this passion that I have for shelter animals. In a strange way, it completes me. It means so much to me and makes me feel like I'm truly making a difference.
biographies want my-own
I have my own biography of Gram Parsons - I don't want to be part of somebody else's.
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I like to think about stringing songs together like a string of pearls, or a string of beads, but ultimately it has to be stuff that really works with the band, and gives a spin to the older material.
call league national turn
Yes, I always say that we're a National League band. What I mean is, if you play an instrument, you have to sing. So I always call our drummer up. Even the drummer has to take a turn on the microphone.
fan
You know, I'm a fan of Laurie Anderson. One of my favorite records is 'The Ugly One With the Jewels,' a spoken-word record. It's an extraordinary album.