It's important to have a voice; it's more important to use it. Amy Ray More Quotes by Amy Ray More Quotes From Amy Ray I have a lyric journal that I write in a lot. When I’m going to play, I just sit down and have my books with me and my notes and tapes and whatever I need to refer to. I just play and try different things. It’s a kind of discipline. Amy Ray play writing book I don't typically work that late into the night in a studio, I'm more productive during the day. Amy Ray late studios night Yeah, we appreciate our women followng...and I love women. I mean, I just really love women. I love men, too, but you know it's like sometimes you look up from what you're doing and you go, 'I love women.' There's just something about them and so, just celebrate it. Amy Ray appreciate men mean An idealist who couldn't cope becomes cynical. Amy Ray cynical idealist Majoring in religion, listening to TV evangelists interpret the scriptures and dictate my offerings-I found my God inside myself-in every moment and piece of matter. Everything is animate. Amy Ray offering matter listening The impossibility and hypocrisy of a situation where kids are expected to be honest but are judged and alienated from their community because of it should not escape us. Amy Ray community hypocrisy kids You just have to let yourself go and not be worried about what other people are going to say or the things that might come out...Just jump right in full force and be as silly and stupid and adolescent and introspective as you want to be. Amy Ray stupid silly people Your actions will follow you full circle round,the higher the leap, I said, the harder the ground! Amy Ray full-circle circles action I feel like there are a lot of people doing a lot of hard work. I think it's too early to judge, and I don't think the gay community is in any way falling short. Amy Ray gay hard-work fall We act empty and innocent but we are fueled by distortions of lives led in discontent trading misfortunes cause faith is one thing that is hard to deliver it feels funny being free. Amy Ray innocent being-free causes Tolerance ain't the same as acceptance, even though we all wish it was. Amy Ray tolerance acceptance wish There are a lot of people who that you may only nod to; it's better to stop and say hello. Amy Ray hello may people You can spend time self-identifying and figuring out what you are on that, but at some point, you just want to be who you are and not walk around telling people. Amy Ray be-who-you-are self people ahhhh...organic and rich like good soil... makes me want to listen and hear it grow. Amy Ray ears want song But the reality is that we are a folk band. Amy Ray folks band reality Maybe our gender is one thing and our sexuality is another. And that's a cool thing I think. Amy Ray gender sexuality thinking But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career. Amy Ray rocks country thinking The only thing I have going on at a personal level is just the way I knew I was gay and I knew what that meant inside me, but the gender aspect of who I am came later. Amy Ray levels gay who-i-am When I do solo stuff, when I do anything involving music, it's very collaborative. Amy Ray involving solo stuff I'm not really thinking about what I'm talking about or what I'm willing to achieve. I'm just kind of letting it come out, recording it. Amy Ray kind talking thinking
