Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harrisis an American singer and songwriter. She has released many popular albums and singles over the course of her career, and – as of 2016 – she has won 13 Grammys as well as numerous other awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth2 April 1947
CountryUnited States of America
thinking soul fans
I love Chicago, but I didn't think I had enough soul to be a Cubs fan.
unique thinking voice
I think everyone's voice is unique. Although sometimes when you listen to the radio, it makes you wonder.
world doe mediocrity
Mediocrity is gonna kill the world before Armageddon ever does.
horse way fence
The best way to catch a horse is to build a fence around it.
light sea glimpse
So there'll be no guiding light for you and me We are not sailors lost out on the sea We were always headed toward eternity Hoping for a glimpse of Galilee
grieving color interesting
You meet a lot of people and have a lot of experiences, and they color you and stay with you - but I'm not the grieving widow. Life is much more complicated and interesting and full of zigs and zags than that.
nashville cities giving
It's basically a city of songwriters and that's what gives it it's strength, that's what gives it its lasting ability. You've got people making all different kinds of music and that's what attracts me to Nashville as Music City.
song writing able
Every song that I start to write, I wonder if I'll be able to write it.
country song writing
The reason you write [songs] is because there's something you want to say that is important to you - enough to go through all the torture of writing.
country children patriotic
Patriotism can be good or bad. Knee-jerk patriotism can be very bad. I'm patriotic almost to the point of self-consciousness, but I love my country the way I love a friend or a child who I would correct if she was going the wrong way. Who I expect the very best from.
simplicity emotion
Simplicity can intensify the emotion.
crazy ifs
If I'm crazy, I'm blissfully so!
country littles hell
I do feel a little embarrassed and ashamed that I was sort of saying, "Oh, yes, I used to do country music, but I didn't inhale." Which is not true at all. I inhaled the hell out of country music.
country growing-up heart
You have to grow up, start paying the rent and have your heart broken before you understand country.