Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vegais an American singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for her eclectic folk-inspired music...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth11 July 1959
CountryUnited States of America
threat
Don't make a threat and then not do it.
ifs
I always thought that if I was popular I must be doing something wrong.
family vocabulary-words honor
You have to defend your honor. And your family.
pregnancy wells filled
When I was pregnant, I felt filled with life, and I felt really happy. I ate well, and I slept well. I felt much more useful than I'd ever felt before.
perspective different streets
How weird it was to drive streets I knew so well. What a different perspective.
girl crazy mean
Girls are crazy and mean. They don't fight fair.
mind notion new-things
I wasn't afraid of going places or doing new things. I would do just about anything or go anywhere. I'd get a notion in my mind and just follow it.
islands long tests
And I really wanted a driver's license. I was 43, had my learner's permit and had failed the test once already - but that was in Riverhead, on Long Island.
years shining gleam
Last year's troubles, They shine up so prettily, They gleam with a lustre they don't have today.
eye blue today
Today I am a small blue thing Like a marble or an eye
eye waiting solitude
Solitude stands by the window She turns her head as I walk in the room I can see by her eyes she's been waiting Standing in the slant of the late afternoon
timeless of-context consequence
I'd like to meet you In a timeless placeless place Somewhere out of context And beyond all consequences.
important facts said
That said, I've never thought the fact that I'm a woman was important to my work.
american-musician belongs category humanist
To me, a feminist belongs in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.