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
girl crush years
I was shy. Bookish. The kind of 13-year-old girl who, instead of having a boyfriend, would have a crush on a dead, 19th-century author!
writing labor knows
I would say I'd rather dig a ditch, you know, do hard, manual labor than write lyrics.
should-have wish youth
I wish I had appreciated my youth - I should have worn tighter clothing when I could have!
art attention based bought glimpse ideology listened million move music paying people personal possible public records sat sold substance wanting work
I'm in the public eye. I've sold 14 million records -- so 14 million individuals have bought my records and have sat down and intimately listened to them. And if I think about that many people paying attention to me, I'd better say something worthwhile. I do have a personal ideology when it comes to the work that I do and the art that I make. And it's based on just wanting to say something that has substance and to try to move people with music -- and give them an idea of the glimpse I have into what's possible for us.