I've always dressed like a dude. Cat Power More Quotes by Cat Power More Quotes From Cat Power We can all be free Cat Power mindlooks I think the hardest thing about my life is that I've met so many people all over the world who I love, but they're not friends with each other. Cat Power peopleworldthinking I used to want to be a war photographer, and I used to want to be a ballerina and a comedian. I used to want to be a writer. I invalidated myself; it’s a mistake for me. [...] There’s just a lot of stuff that really moves me, and I don’t know how to express it, and I just want to try to do the best I can and surround myself with good people who don’t invalidate me. Cat Power mistakewarmoving I got more guts than brains, and that's my problem. Cat Power gutsproblembrain People and their religions don't affect me. Cat Power people I've always done things myself. I've never bragged or screamed that I produced a record before. I never told anybody. Cat Power recordsdone I'm not a professional entertainer. I'm not Neil Diamond. Cat Power entertainersdiamond Nobody considers a covers record an album. Cat Power recordsalbums I still haven't been able to capture the joy of what it's like when I sing - you know, when I'm by myself, or like when I was a little kid. Cat Power littlesjoykids I need to be able to face things. Cat Power ablefacesneeds I moved to Los Angeles to be with a man I loved. Cat Power movedlos-angelesmen I don't come from money or an educated family background or any sort of supportive family life, so all of my choices are made on my own. Cat Power supportivechoicesmade Oh I do believe Cat Power believe Life is hard and it gets worse and worse and worse. Cat Power life-is-hardhardlife-is From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record was all covers, to country-western, bebop, blues, and even the referencing in classic hip hop to cliched love ballads of the '80s or whatever - that is kinda gone, and that's just terrifying to me. Cat Power hipship-hopcountry Never give up, no, never give up Cat Power giving-upeasymight I am human and I make mistakes. Cat Power i-make-mistakesmaking-mistakesmistake I got told so many times I needed a manager. For a long time I resisted, and I finally got one so I can pay my mortgage, and it helped me from becoming a homeless person. Cat Power becomingpaylong I got told I needed a producer I don't know how many times - maybe 27 times, 30? Then I recently got told 'I'm so proud of you.' That was even more great to hear. Cat Power proudproducersneeded For me, the moment the mic is on and it's rolling, it's impossible to vocally relax for some reason. But one day, I'm going to be able to sing the way I sang when I was a little kid, completely open and free. That's, I think, the one thing that's changed: Growing older, I'm not ashamed to hear my voice. Cat Power voicekidsthinking
