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
considered country current locked taught
Country taught me how to sing, it put me on a path. But I was never going to be locked into a formula. I don't want to be considered a current country artist.
artist carry country felt quite though understand worked
I wanted to be a country artist because I wanted to carry on what Gram was doing, even though I didn't quite understand it because I had only worked with him a year. I just experimented and did what I felt was right.
became country edge folk found george jones learned listen music records singer totally
I was a folk singer who became totally over the edge with country music. I found my voice and style working with Gram Parsons. I learned how to listen to George Jones records and the Louvin Brothers.
country finds music nowhere seems venture
I'm nowhere with country music. I don't hear much of it, so I shouldn't venture an opinion, but when it finds me, it seems formulaic.
country appreciate feelings
It's just a sound, and a feeling that's in the music. And you either hear it and appreciate it, or you don't.
country names musical
I'm very influenced by landscapes, not so much the way places look as the way the names sound. In this country we've got so many cultures, and the place names - the Spanish names and the Indian names, which are so incredibly musical.
country roots worry
I don't ever worry about whether I'm being true to my country roots. My country roots were adopted. I never worry about what I can do and what I should do. I just do what I want to do.
music country writing
I was the audience he wanted to reach. Gram Parsons' writing brought his own personal generations poetry and vision into the very traditional format of country music, and he came up with something completely different
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.
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.
cared good seeing wanting
I think I can be pretty focused, but as I say, it was more wanting to be the good student, seeing myself as a good student, and also, my parents had expectations. They wouldn't have cared if I got a B or a C or even a D.
audience love work
Well, I'm just very blessed that I still love my work and I can still work, I still have an audience and I love what I do.