Emily Saliers
Emily Saliers
Emily Saliersis an American singer-songwriter and member of the Indigo Girls. Saliers plays lead guitar as well as banjo, piano, mandolin, ukulele, bouzouki and many other instruments...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth22 July 1963
CityNew Haven, CT
CountryUnited States of America
love-is people alive
I'm a little bit antisocial and I recently discovered that I'm introverted. But the love between people makes me alive.
media sick trying
I try not to get personally involved in social media. It kind of makes me sick sometimes.
art book rain
Music makes me alive in a way that nothing quite does. Good art, good film, good books, good dance. Exhibitions, history. Nature makes me feel alive. Georgia in the rain - that makes me feel alive. Compassion makes me feel alive. Hard fought victories for social rights.
alive sugar i-love-food
Food! Oh my god, I love food. Sugar makes me come alive.
gratitude thinking should-have
Whenever I think about all the things I appreciate in life, I also think about my privileges, as well. Try to keep that all in balance. Gratitude for what I have, trying to be part of movements that make it easy for people who have it harder than they ever should have it.
giving alive spirit
I give it up to women who have the power to keep their spirit alive under very difficult circumstances.
brutality use unjust
Unjust use of force, strength, and brutality. Those are the forces that make me feel vulnerable.
mother hurt grief
I had a sister who died and my mother passed away. I know that grief comes in waves. When deep grief hits, I know that it hurts like hell, and then you get a little bit of a respite, and then it comes back, and it hurts like hell. I know it can be survived.
sleep tired important
The most important thing to do for me physiologically is to sleep when I'm tired. I love to sleep and it's very restorative.
cooking calming sharing-food
Cooking is really calming. Sharing food with friends, cooking.
cry
I cry when I feel like crying.
media opinion social
We're bombarded with media reports, with social media, with anyone with an opinion.
love-is forgiving kind
Love is pure and kind and forgiving. It is the greatest gift of all.
heart love-is selflessness
Love is selflessness and self-fullness; it can only be known deeply with an open, vulnerable heart.