Quotes by Kristin Hersh

About Kristin Hersh:

Kristin Hersh is an American singer/songwriter. She came to prominence in the late 1980s as the leader of the alternative rock group Throwing Muses before launching a solo career emphasizing her acoustic guitar. In 2003, she formed the hardcore punk-influenced power trio 50 Foot Wave.
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Now I know I’ll never be numb again. A mother is condemned to feel everything forever. And I’m finally afraid, condemned to fear everything forever. But that makes sense: feel someone else’s pain, feel someone else’s everything. And he’s my...

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I don't like what the radio plays for the most part.

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I grew up in a commune where no one considered me female, particularly.

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I'm beginning to think I have two years encountering sexism without really realising it.

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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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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 the...

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My brother and I were meditating before we were 6 years old, having to stare at the wall and chant.

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My parents didn't treat me as if there was anything in the world I couldn't do, except be unkind.

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The songs become the show, which is how it should be.

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To do it nationally or internationally, you have to follow a few more rules.

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We didn't really swallow much of the Jesus thing, but we got the vocab.

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

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I don't have the inclinations that other people seem to have as far as the business is concerned.

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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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I felt like it was a great secret when I found out that I could be in my 30s.

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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.

Kristin Hersh

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

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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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I don't like the idea of famous people.

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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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Author Bio

  • NameKristin Hersh
  • DescriptionAmerican rock singer
  • BornAugust 7, 1966
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Singer; Musician; Guitarist