Michelle Shocked
Michelle Shocked
Michelle Shocked is an American singer-songwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth24 February 1962
CityDallas, TX
CountryUnited States of America
pain revenge two
Vengeance and revenge are just two words for pain.
thinking people alternatives
Everyone thinks young people are alienated from the system. But when you present them with a viable alternative, they will be the first to take it. And then watch out.
media use social
If I'm going to be held captive by social media, I'm going to use it against itself.
important music-is left
Music is too important to be left to professionals.
commodity resources music-is
Music is not a commodity, it's a resource.
vantage-point records deals
I'm one of the few that comes from this vantage point: I never tried to get a record deal.
mistake apology want
If I have something to apologize, I want to be the first one to step up and make that apology. I don't want anyone to broker it for me. I don't want anyone to take the hit for me. If I have anything to apologize for, I'm only human. I'm prone to making mistakes.
dark joy dark-times
I've been through some dark times but I've experienced joy too. Now that joy can't be suppressed.
thinking people painting
I think people have to choose between living with contradictions or painting themselves into a corner. I have a lot of contradictions.
done
Make your own music. It can be done.
powerful prayer perfect
Prayer is so incredibly powerful. It keeps you in perfect peace.
differences knowing fit
I resent like hell that I was maybe eighteen before I ever heard the 'L' word. It would have made all the difference for me had I grown up knowing that the reason I didn't fit in was because they hadn't told me there were more categories to fit into.
long secret life-is
The secret to a long life is knowin' when it's time to go.
school kids grandmother
My grandmother had a Miss Margaret's School of Dance to teach tap and ballet to kids, but I never studied it. I was raised a Mormon and they're dancing fools. It's the only vice they have - dancing.