Laura Nyro Professions : Singer-songwriterBorn : October 18, 1947Died : April 8, 1997 Browse All Authors Top 18 quotes by Laura Nyro As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration. Laura Nyro simplicitybeautifulway All I know is when I start getting serious about songwriting... it's like a playground. All responsibilities slip away and you're with your essence. There can be delight there and self-discovery. You can dance there... I think of it as my serious playground. Laura Nyro responsibilitywritingthinking When I write my music I see all the rivers flowing... sensual, spiritual, religious, animal, intellectual. Laura Nyro religiousspiritualwriting Give me my freedom for as long as I be All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally... And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born, in our world To carry on, to carry on... Laura Nyro our-worldlongchildren My troubles are many They're deep as a well I swear there ain't no Heaven And I pray there ain't no hell But I'll never know by living only my dying will tell. And when I die and when I'm gone There'll be, one child born And a world to carry on, to carry on. Laura Nyro dyingheavenchildren For instance, I may bring a certain feminist perspective to my songwriting, because that's how I see life. I'm interested in art, poetry, and music. As that kind of artist, I can do anything. I can say anything. It's about self-expression. It knows no package - there's no such thing. That's what being an artist is. Laura Nyro expressionselfart They say a woman's place Is to wait and serve Under the veil Submissive and dear But I think my place Is in a ship from space To carry me The hell out of here. Laura Nyro spacewaitingthinking There are no limitations with a song. To me a song is a little piece of art. It can be whatever you like it to be. You can write the simplest song, and that's lovely, or you can just write a song that is abstract art. ... A lot of my songs are very serious, I'm like dead serious about certain things and I feel that I'm writing about the world, through my own eyes. ... I have a love for simple basic song structure, although sometimes you'd never know it. ... Most of the songs I wrote at night. I would just wake in the middle of the night. That's when I found the space to write. Laura Nyro eyesongart Nothing cures like time and love. Laura Nyro time-and-lovecuresand-love I'm not scared of dyin', and I don't really care if it's peace you find in dyin'. Well then let the time be near. And when I die and when I'm gone there'll be one child born and a world to carry on. Laura Nyro givingpeacechildren Sometimes only poetry can say it. I think there's just this deeper language, and away of putting your world back together again and breaking through barriers. Laura Nyro together-againworldthinking There are no limitations with a song. To me a song is a little piece of art. It can be whatever you like it to be. You can write the simplest song, and that's lovely, or you can just write a song that is abstract art. Laura Nyro writingsongart I lost my eyes In east wind skies Here's where I've cried Where I've tried Where God and the Tendaberry rise Where Quakers and revolutionaries Join for life Laura Nyro eyeskywind Emily And her love to be Carved in a heart On a berry tree But it's only a little farewell lovespell Time to design a woman Laura Nyro designfarewellheart I was raised on the good book Jesus Till I read between the lines Now I don't believe I ever wanna see the morning Laura Nyro morningbelievejesus You can see the walls roar See your brains on the floor Become God Become cripple Become funky Laura Nyro crippleswallbrain If it's peace you find in dying, well then let the time be near. Laura Nyro wellsdyingdeath I don't think you should categorize yourself as an artist. Laura Nyro artistshouldthinking Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriterAll Authors
