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Kristin Hersh

"Before you can make good music, you just have to shut up. Then the music can say what it has to say."

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"Before you can make good music, you just have to shut up. Then the music can say what it has to say."

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A.E. Samaan

"One must indeed test the strings to this life, bounce the bow, wet the mouthpiece, prepare for the deeper music that follows."

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A.E. Samaan

"There is nothing in the world so much like prayer as music is."

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A.E. Samaan

"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

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A.E. Samaan

"Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that."

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A.E. Samaan

"Music reveals the deepest beauty of the soul."

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A.E. Samaan

"We could argue about what constitutes the creepiest line in pop music, but for me it's early Beatles- John Lennon, actually- singing 'I'd rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man."

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A.E. Samaan

"Music fills the void between the heart and soul and connects them in heavenly delights."

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A.E. Samaan

"Music is the fastest motivator in the world."

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A.E. Samaan

"I listen to music constantly while writing."

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A.E. Samaan

"Music has the ability to express in the upbeat every brilliant aspect of existence, while on the downbeat convey the anguish that a human being experiences when apprehending the fleeting nature of time, and the mysterious torture of living and dying. Music stands alone in its ability to communicate the symbols and phases of life, both being and nonbeing."

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Kristin Hersh
"I've always chosen my band members based on their sense of humor. It might sound stupid, but it means not only are they fun to live with on a tour bus for years, but humor implies intelligence."

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Kristin Hersh
"We need a day of the dead. That's a perfect celebration."

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Kristin Hersh
"If you're the band leader you ask more of yourself than anyone else, so they tend to raise the bar for me."

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Kristin Hersh
"The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion."

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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."

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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."

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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."

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Kristin Hersh
"I guess I'll just slip into the studio after the next time with the Muses, and then just keel over and die."

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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."

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Kristin Hersh
"Good taste - that's all you really need when you're playing an instrument."

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