72 Quotes by Natalie Merchant

For your kindness, I’m in debt to you. For your selflessness, my admiration.

I’ve raised my daughter with no television.

I’m on this search trying to figure out exactly who I am and what I have to say to people.

I don’t want to live in a culture of despair. I’d like to live in a culture of hope.

I’ve never sold my publishing. I have 100% control of all of my publishing and that includes everything, every use of my songs.

I think I don’t invest so much time in thinking about people’s sexuality. I just take people as individuals.

I would never do a printed memoir. I’ve been asked to publish a memoir from years by different publishers and literary agents. I think it wouldn’t be great for me because all I’d really want to talk about it music and I’d rather just play it.

I’ve found out how overwhelming the media is and the way it drills things into your head, it’s almost like a mind control. If I could control prople’s minds, I’d like to put something useful in.

I can’t remove the autobiographical slant from the things I write. You always bring yourself into what you’re writing.