Michelle Shocked
Michelle Shocked
Michelle Shocked is an American singer-songwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth24 February 1962
CityDallas, TX
CountryUnited States of America
american-musician consuming created gotta lacks music word
I think the word soul has gotta come into it. Music that's created just for consuming lacks that soul, that swing, that feeling.
knowing life secret time
The secret of a long life is knowing when it's time to go.
should left
Making music should not be left to the professionals.
growing-up want grows
When I grow up I want to be an old woman.
mistake apology want
If I have something to apologize, I want to be the first one to step up and make that apology. I don't want anyone to broker it for me. I don't want anyone to take the hit for me. If I have anything to apologize for, I'm only human. I'm prone to making mistakes.
differences knowing fit
I resent like hell that I was maybe eighteen before I ever heard the 'L' word. It would have made all the difference for me had I grown up knowing that the reason I didn't fit in was because they hadn't told me there were more categories to fit into.
dark joy dark-times
I've been through some dark times but I've experienced joy too. Now that joy can't be suppressed.
media use social
If I'm going to be held captive by social media, I'm going to use it against itself.
vantage-point records deals
I'm one of the few that comes from this vantage point: I never tried to get a record deal.
jesus two passionate
I'm passionate about two things: Jesus and liberation.
responsibility thinking noses
At one time I was a nihilistic punk with a mohican and a ring in my nose. I think in the course of time I'll find a middle ground, but I also carry that sense of responsibility. I'm in a position to defeat stereotypes.
media culture mainstream
Mainstream media would convince you that there's commercial culture and that's all - but this other music is still here.
praying manifest loving-person
The love that I pray every day is manifest through me. Not because I'm a loving person, but because the God that I serve loves everybody.
long secret life-is
The secret to a long life is knowin' when it's time to go.