Quotes by Amy Grant

About Amy Grant:

Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress. She is known for performing contemporary Christian music (CCM). She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop". As of 2009[update], Grant had sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.
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I think the first time you try anything in a public way, you feel really exposed.

Amy Grant

It's human nature to be curious about people, and to be more curious about young people than old people. We want to cheer something on at the same time we want to tear it down. That's just so normal.

Amy Grant

I've found that music allows years to fold like an accordion over each other, so I guess you don't feel the passage of time as much.

Amy Grant

I feel a part of the congregation. I've never had to do special music. The kids sing in the choir. It's just normal. We're treated like everybody else.

Amy Grant

How we absorb music is unique. I know what I do. When I'm listening to music, I tend to find myself in a song. That's what really makes you connect is if you feel what that song is saying.

Amy Grant

Rich Mullins was the uneasy conscience of Christian music. He didn't live like a star. He'd taken a vow of poverty so that what he earned could be used to help others.

Amy Grant

I need music like I need water.

Amy Grant

I just think music is such a beautiful thing. It lifts the heart and buoys up your spirits - all kinds of music.

Amy Grant

To me, the real thrill is in making the music, and then I just trust it to find its own audience, and at times it's big and at times it's small, but that's beyond my control.

Amy Grant

I just think people should find the music that helps them through the day and enjoy that. I've never felt like, if somebody does or doesn't like what I'm doing, it's a morality issue.

Amy Grant

The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes.

Amy Grant

I'm frustrated by something, it's my fault for exposing myself to it in the first place. The rumor mill always seemed like a grass fire to me. Why walk out in the middle of the field, it's just going to flame out and go away just like everything else...

Amy Grant

I think for a woman, the hardest thing about growing old is becoming invisible. There's something very front and center about being young.

Amy Grant

Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there's shadow - no, not just shadow, but fullness. You've got to be willing to mix black into your palette if you want to create something that's real.

Amy Grant

I'm not anxious to be anywhere other than where I am right now.

Amy Grant

When I was younger, I just thought that my plans were probably going to be more exciting than my parents' plans or the establishment. I sort of got by on being a little bit of a rebel.

Amy Grant

But now it's kind of a given that a 15-year-old would have a record deal and sell a quarter of a million records. No one's expecting her to answer any deep theological questions. And I'll tell you, I was asked some deep theological questions from the...

Amy Grant

I started my teenage years singing in churches across America, and finally wound up on a big stage.

Amy Grant

I know my own weaknesses as a human being, and as a musician, as a singer and as a woman.

Amy Grant

In the past, when I'd recorded during a break in a tour, it was so easy to sing, because I felt strong. Also, like so many new mothers, I wasn't getting a lot of sleep, and sleeping is such a huge part of being able to sing.

Amy Grant

The fact of the matter is, when I'm on tour, I'm juggling so hard to keep all the balls in the air that I don't often get to really enjoy what I'm out there doing.

Amy Grant

Author Bio

  • NameAmy Grant
  • DescriptionAmerican musician
  • BornNovember 25, 1960
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Songwriter
  • AwardsGospel Music Hall Of Fame