Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Anne Merchantis an American singer-songwriter and musician. She joined the American alternative/folk rock band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and left it to begin her solo career in 1993. She has since released several albums...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth26 October 1963
CityJamestown, NY
CountryUnited States of America
friendship kindness debt
For your kindness, I'm in debt to you. For your selflessness, my admiration.
travel eye sight
I've walked these streets, in a carnival of sights to see. All the cheap thrill seekers, the vendors & the dealers, they crowded around me. Have I been blind? Have I been lost, inside myself and my own mind? Hypnotized, mesmerized, by what my eyes have seen? I've walked these streets, in a spectacle of wealth & poverty. In the diamond market, the scarlet welcome carpet that they just rolled out for me.
memories calling documentaries
By calling it a memoir, I meant is as a collection of memories. I thought it was (a more) artful (title) than documentary.
song sweet believe
For they told you life is hard Misery from the start, It's dull, it's slow, it's painful But I tell you life is sweet In spite of the misery There's so much more, be grateful So, who will you believe Who will you listen to Who will it be 'Cause it's high time that you decide It's time to make up your own Your own state of mind Oh they told you life is long Be thankful when it's done Don't ask for more, be grateful But I tell you life is short Be thankful because Before you know it It will be over 'Cause life is sweet, life is also very short
believe caring reality
I feel we all have the obligation, myself. I want to live in a more humane, civilized society, and I feel like the only way we're going to achieve that is if we all take it upon ourselves. I just wish we could be a more caring society. I feel like we're social Darwinists who believe that everyone has to make it on their own. But the reality is that we all don't start out on the same footing.
girl summer memories
I think the most enduring lesson I was taught through my experiences of being a Girl Scout was that I was a member of a larger community. I out-grew my uniforms and badges years ago, but the memories of visiting nursing homes or organizing Earth Day tree plantings or my summers camping with girls from all different backgrounds will stay with me always.
sight privilege musician
I’ve always considered it a great privilege to be a musician, I’ve never lost sight of that.
alive recitation
Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
worry be-true-to-yourself profit
Be true to yourself, and, um, don't worry about some large companies' quarterly profit index.
motherhood giving interesting
Literature gives us a window into other people's experiences in other places, in other times, so I thought it would be really interesting to investigate how different people had written about motherhood, and childhood.
writing i-can remove
I can't remove the autobiographical slant from the things I write. You always bring yourself into what you're writing.
thinking people persuasion
I think I have a really diverse audience. I've had people from all sorts of sexual persuasions.
media mind way
I've found out how overwhelming the media is and the way it drills things into your head, it's almost like a mind control. If I could control prople's minds, I'd like to put something useful in.
thinking musician imagine
I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to deliberately pursue - I couldn't imagine myself seeking that.