Quotes by Edie Brickell

About Edie Brickell:

Edie Arlisa Brickell is an American singer-songwriter widely known for 1988's Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, the debut album by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, which went to No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart. She is married to Paul Simon, of Simon & Garfunkel fame.
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No matter how famous and established they were or however blessed they were with great songs or long careers, if they lived alone, they lived alone. That's not the way I wanted to live prior to the tour or after.

Edie Brickell

My grandmother was the greatest cook in the world. She could just go in there, the whole kitchen would look like a tornado hit it and then she'd come out with the best food. Then she'd sit at the table and she wouldn't eat!

Edie Brickell

I hope I'm better today than I was yesterday. I don't believe in glory days or anything like that, so I think the best is tomorrow or later this afternoon!

Edie Brickell

But I really love music, and having a creative outlet is really the best thing you can do for yourself.

Edie Brickell

I can make dressing - or stuffing. Y'all call it stuffing up here, we call it dressing down there. It's really good dressing. That family recipe was passed on, and I love to make that.

Edie Brickell

A lot of the songs start with an image. I was sitting there playing the guitar and I pictured this old, dirty green car, with the window rolled down, in the hot, hot, hot Texas heat, and this beautiful woman I knew when I was a kid sitting behind the...

Edie Brickell

We didn't rehearse or play the songs to death before we recorded them, and that let us catch a freshness and energy level we've never really felt while making records.

Edie Brickell

If it turns out to be a hit, well, good luck dealing with fame. And if it's not a hit and you can still survive and make music you believe in, well, then you're truly blessed. I think that's where we are now.

Edie Brickell

I have taken the marshmallows off the sweet potatoes, however. They would make a big pan of sweet potatoes and cover it with marshmallows. My kids would love it if I would do that for them!

Edie Brickell

You feel like a prisoner if you don't create. You're jailed up inside of yourself.

Edie Brickell

You can look back at anything and wish you'd done something differently.

Edie Brickell

We were too young to know better, and none of us were very aggressive people. It would have helped a lot if just one of us had been aggressive enough to say no.

Edie Brickell

My son writes songs and plays. He sings like an angel.

Edie Brickell

I think the New Bohemians' inability to say no was a big part of our problem.

Edie Brickell

I need to go outside. I wouldn't say I'm an outdoors person, but I like to go outside.

Edie Brickell

I like Rufus Wainwright a whole lot. He makes me wanna be even more musical.

Edie Brickell

Geffen was never supportive of the band.

Edie Brickell

But who cares? I can honestly look back and realize that everything happened for a reason. Everything that fell apart has fallen back into place beautifully and magically.

Edie Brickell

But when it came to jamming and writing songs like we used to, we realized Brandon was a huge spirit in the band. Who knew? It was just something we had to learn.

Edie Brickell

There's nothing I hate more than nothing. Nothing keeps me up at night. I toss and turn over nothing. Nothing could cause a great big fight.

Edie Brickell

Author Bio

  • NameEdie Brickell
  • Descriptionsinger from the United States
  • BornMarch 10, 1966
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Singer; Guitarist