I regard myself as a true American musician, and I play every style that is my heritage. Michelle Shocked More Quotes by Michelle Shocked More Quotes From Michelle Shocked Their lives ran in circles so small They thought they'd seen it all Michelle Shocked ranphilosophicalcircles Writing and singing does give me some kind of release from the demons of my past, it is a therapy of sorts, but to be honest, my marriage played a more important role in the acceptance of myself than performance has ever done. Michelle Shocked marriageacceptancewriting As I look back over my life, before I had any real identity, I was a traveler. I grew up an Army brat, a runaway, an activist, and a musician. All my life I've been traveling. Michelle Shocked armyrealidentity "What the hell'd you let them break your spirit for?" You know, their lives ran in circles so small. Ah, they thought they'd seen it all. And they could not make a place for a girl who'd seen the ocean. Michelle Shocked circlesgirlocean I was in a prayer meeting yesterday. You gotta appreciate how scared, how scares folks on that side of the equation are. From their vantage point -- I really shouldnt say their -- cause its mine too, we are nearly at the end of time and from our vantage point, were going to be I think maybe Chinese Water torture is going to be the means the method, once Prop 8 gets instated and once preachers are held at gunpoint and forced to marry the homosexuals, Im pretty sure that that will be the signal for Jesus to come on back. Michelle Shocked prayermeanjesus I walked along that slippery slope where if you fail through lack of faith, you sell your soul to the devil. Michelle Shocked devilsoulfaith We've come a long way, we've come a long way and we never even left L.A. Michelle Shocked inspirationallifelong If I have something to apologize, I want to be the first one to step up and make that apology. I don't want anyone to broker it for me. I don't want anyone to take the hit for me. If I have anything to apologize for, I'm only human. I'm prone to making mistakes. Michelle Shocked apologywantmistake People might say I'm difficult, but did you ever hear anyone describe a label as 'difficult'? By nature, artists should challenge. When they call you difficult, it is a reflection of the imbalance of power. Michelle Shocked tyrantsartistreflection I'm too shy, really to be able to hang out with my heroes for too long. Michelle Shocked firefighterherolong Mainstream media would convince you that there's commercial culture and that's all - but this other music is still here. Michelle Shocked mainstreammediaculture Everyone thinks young people are alienated from the system. But when you present them with a viable alternative, they will be the first to take it. And then watch out. Michelle Shocked watchespeoplethinking At one time I was a nihilistic punk with a mohican and a ring in my nose. I think in the course of time I'll find a middle ground, but I also carry that sense of responsibility. I'm in a position to defeat stereotypes. Michelle Shocked responsibilitynosesthinking What kind of religion is it that would encourage the parent to shelter the child from any outside influences and punish it by putting it out in a world you never had any way of learning about? Michelle Shocked parentchildrenworld I can't tell you where I'm going . . . but I can tell you where I come from. Michelle Shocked i-can The thing I fail to do is fully comprehend what's given back to me by the audience. You would think you would be a performer partly so you could feel all the appreciation or adulation, but I haven't quite managed that yet. Michelle Shocked would-beappreciationthinking Ideals are not something I can control. It's not logic that convinces me of something, it's what my heart says. My heart has a way of involving me in things, which can only be good for the music. Michelle Shocked logicheartway They sign a bunch of women, and they call it a movement. I don't like the way women in music have been identified as women first and musicians second. Michelle Shocked musicianmovementway I'm a perfectionist, which I think is a mistake. Michelle Shocked i-thinkwhichthinkmistake I think the word soul has gotta come into it. Music that's created just for consuming lacks that soul, that swing, that feeling. Michelle Shocked feelingthinkmusicsoul
