46 Quotes by Abigail Washburn

I reside in a new colony for the Chinese-singing banjo player, with a population of one. At least I have something I have to do with my life.

I would say I've always lived creativity, but now I - I do it with an intention that's got a completely different power.

I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl.

I believe in music because it has the power of change.

I believe in the old, because it shows us where we come from - where our souls have risen from. And I believe in the new, because it gives us the opportunity to create who we are becoming.

I have a general sense of mission, and I intuitively know when something is influencing that mission. I think this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Doors keep opening. In the end, it's the best use of my skills. I've finally consented to the idea that I'm an artist.

China was the first time I truly felt like an outsider. I fell in love with the process of trying to become intimate with the culture.

For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty, and it's not what it is for me.

My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career.