115 Quotes by Mary Gauthier

I'm an old-fashioned folk singer. I stand in front of an audience with a guitar and a barstool.

I guess I find it easier to talk when I have a guitar in front of me.

What I've found at 48 years old is that there's nothing about me that's unique.

I don't really write for catharsis; I get that kind of work done in therapy.

There's a universal inside of me. So if I tell my story, you're going to see parts of your story in it. I don't know which parts, but we all overlap. We're all very much alike.

I've come to terms with the fact that I'll probably be in therapy all of my life.

What I'm finding is there's an awful lot about adoption and relinquishment and the complicated nature of family that we, as human beings, haven't been able to have a real discussion about yet without a lot of censorship.

Ultimately, what I want is for my songs to outlive me: I want my songs to keep being played even after I'm gone.

I think we're very much in a mystery here in this life and that artists try to pierce the mystery with their art.