52 Quotes by Brittany Howard

I love Jimi Hendrix obviously, and Jimmy Page and Prince. And also Elvis Presley is a really great guitar player. I don't think he ever took lessons; he was piecing it together himself. But he has great rhythm. And rhythm, to me, you can use it to your advantage if you're not all over the fretboard.

I'm just really impressed by oil paintings - I don't see how people do it! That's the style I like: classic oil paintings. Abstract art just isn't my thing.

I'm not that flashy in private; I'm usually pretty reserved. But on stage, it's about not being afraid of anything - of anyone judging you. It's one place you can be free. So why not sing as loud as you can, hoop and holler and jump around? A show is a moment. When it's done, it's over. I find that extremely liberating.

I probably bring four dresses on the road and rotate those. I always wear something light when I go onstage because I move around a whole lot. It's a sweaty business.

When I was a child I accidentally made a chemical bomb. I also ate my grandfather’s heart pills. I got my stomach pumped for that one. I got over that so by the time I hit my teens I was kind of mild. Now I’m like an old lady who occasionally parties real hard.

I was a strange kid. I’m still strange. People didn’t get me. And I didn’t expect them to.

When stuff gets hard, and you’re feeling real down about everything or in a cark space, a song can bring you out of it.