53 Quotes by Kathy Mattea

I can't even say I've begun yet, but I'm trying on the idea that there is a book in my future.

There's nothing more fun than sitting in a circle playing with people who are really into it.

Whenever someone leaves, the next person that gets pulled in is somebody with similar values.

Can you blame them? We have to filter so much information these days. But it does make it difficult for an artist. I'm 46 years old now. I've had a lot of life experience and my voice has changed. People who expect the same old me are bound to be disappointed.

I don't live in as much fear as I used to. I'm not afraid of the music business. Life is too damn short. I know what's important, and the tasks are very clear.

I jump into the process, and the record begins to gel at some point. Then I begin to get a picture of where I'm going. But it's not always something I know on the front-end.

I would step into a place of being lined up with a sense of purpose and my inner compass, and everything was going in the same direction. Then I'd get lazy and get off the track. And then things would start to fall apart, and I'd back up and get it together again.

I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that.

Love travels, the miles, upon the wings of angels. Love finds you, I swear it's true, and I will love you from here.