Jazz has a lot to do with being very present. You know the structure, then you flow through it. Lizz Wright More Quotes by Lizz Wright More Quotes From Lizz Wright Where I fit genre-wise, it's hard to tell. It's a fickle wind. But I have to believe there's always going to be a place for the songs inside of me. Lizz Wright placemewindbelieve Whoever is playing with me, they participate in the arrangement; I learned from Craig Street to really pool the stories and the skill and the voices of everybody around you on the bandstand to build an arrangement in the moment. Lizz Wright streetmemomentyou I see 'Grace' as an affectionate refusal of things that just aren't true. With all our power and money and influence, we still can't raise up high over people's consciousness. Lizz Wright moneygracepowerpeople If we work on it, we can absolutely refuse any notion that suggests that after generations of contributing to this country, being a part of the bones and the marrow, that I'm supposed to be uncomfortable here. Lizz Wright beinguncomfortableworkcountry I never left jazz. The relationship between structure and improvisation - that constant conversation and tension - I've always wanted in every genre and song that I perform. Lizz Wright neverconversationsongrelationship I get bored very quickly. Lizz Wright quicklyverygetbored Jazz has provided the framework for all the other stuff that I've done. Lizz Wright otherjazzdonestuff There's a beautiful, kind of seductive trap in being autobiographical in our writing of songs: We just get stuck in our own syrup, and it's so personal that it almost can be embarrassing to the listener. Lizz Wright personalownwritingbeautiful I'm a preacher's kid, I'm big-boned, I have giant feet, and I've always been able to run fast, and so I had this sense of, 'I can't fail. I'm invincible. I'm made of green juice and concrete; nothing's gonna happen to me.' Lizz Wright nothingmegreenfeet I'm so grateful for just the inherent mercy of life. Lizz Wright justgratefulmercylife I come from a lineage of ministers. Lizz Wright comeministerslineage The women and the men are teachers and preachers in my family, and a little bit of both those fell on me. Lizz Wright mewomenfamilymen I'm a real Otis Redding fan, and I just think he sounds so good. He sounds like he's always at the end of a long day, and he just won't give up. I just love his wearied devotion - that beautiful, beautiful, weathered sound. Lizz Wright daygoodbeautifullove
