St. Vincent
St. Vincent
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth28 September 1982
CountryUnited States of America
girl dirty mean
I'm supportive of women, absolutely, and it's so gratifying to have girls come up and say, 'I'm really inspired by your guitar playing.' I mean no disrespect to the sisterhood, but musically I feel more drawn to things like Dirty Projectors, the National and Grizzly Bear.
encouragement needs today
Lord, help me to make time today to serve you in those who are most in need of encouragement or assistance.
poor
Go to the poor there you will find God.
guitar kind obsessed
I was always just kind of obsessed with guitar, even before I started playing.
dark thinking sky
I remember looking at the sky and thinking that the universe is so big and it's all chaos. I call it 'the dark fear.' At any moment, the dark fear could come in.
poor teach
The poor have much to teach you. You have much to learn from them.
hands sick relief
It is from your hands that Our Lord, in the person of the sick, seeks relief.
prayer medicine mind
It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer.... Charity is certainly greater than any rule. Moreover, all rules must lead to charity.
fall house suffering
It ought to be considered a great misfortune, not only for individuals, but also for Houses and Congregations, to have everything in conformity with their wishes; to go on quietly, and to suffer nothing for the love of God. Yes, consider it certain that a person or a Congregation that does not suffer and is applauded by all the world is near a fall.
song mean emotional
A song has a life of its own. It's an autonomous thing, separate from your own experience, almost. And the mere repetition of it means it's subject to change; it means approaching it differently, expressing different emotional aspects of it. It doesn't feel like wallowing.
song actors computer
I wrote 'Actor' all on the computer. I didn't touch any instruments until I was in the studio. So while I had all these ornate arrangements, I didn't have any songs.
writing play people
I've always wanted to make music like people write plays, so I was inspired by writers as much as musicians.
life
It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it's one damn thing over and over.
childhood nobody
Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Nobody that matters, that is.