Iris Dement

Famous quotes by Iris Dement:

"Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he's standing up for what he believes in and that seems pretty damned American to me."

"And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long."

"This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it."

"My guitar is really tempermental. I don't give up on it though, I'm close to my guitar!"

"I've always written about things that cause me to feel something."

"I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that how I live my life is honest."

"Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money. It doesn't feel true or honest. You can feel it in the music."

"I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more attention to things."

"I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash."

"Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation trying to make money."

"I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else."

"Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up writing."

"For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that's all my music is, trying to help people."

"Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me."

"If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a way to work it out. Music provided me with a means of working things out."

"Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had."

"I've always been aware of having feelings that were pretty intense at times. I imagine most people have had that, or they wouldn't be human."

"I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music."

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Playhouse in the Park announces 2025-26 season, including 'Mythic' US premiere

Cincinnati.com 03 Mar 2025

'Mythic'. Sept. 20-Oct ... From iconic duos to contemporary torch songs, "Because You’re Mine" features artists you know and love, such as Johnny Cash and June Carter, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn, John Prine and Iris Dement, Kacey Musgraves and more!.

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