Author: Tift Merritt

Quotes

The thought of making work that's easily consumed and quickly forgotten - what's the point? I want my work to be cohesive, to age and improve like old leather.

The thought of making work that's easily consumed and quickly forgotten - what's the point? I want my work to be cohesive, to age and improve like old leather.

- Tift Merritt

I'm always kind of surprised how much I'm associated with country music.

I'm always kind of surprised how much I'm associated with country music.

- Tift Merritt

I really love music, and I definitely love playing music and getting to be a part of music.

I really love music, and I definitely love playing music and getting to be a part of music.

- Tift Merritt

I think you need a concrete, real-world metaphor to talk about inner life without feeling like a jerk.

I think you need a concrete, real-world metaphor to talk about inner life without feeling like a jerk.

- Tift Merritt

You can always boil down the life of a musician to touring, playing, and writing.

You can always boil down the life of a musician to touring, playing, and writing.

- Tift Merritt

I travel in a Ford Econoline van with a trailer. So it's not quite so glamorous.

I travel in a Ford Econoline van with a trailer. So it's not quite so glamorous.

- Tift Merritt

Music is like a really sacred, awesome thing. That first 45 minutes to two hours that you're on stage spending time with music every night is always really great.

Music is like a really sacred, awesome thing. That first 45 minutes to two hours that you're on stage spending time with music every night is always really great.

- Tift Merritt

As much as I love being a singer-songwriter, I love throwing down on stage and letting it all out.

As much as I love being a singer-songwriter, I love throwing down on stage and letting it all out.

- Tift Merritt

In France, I discovered that I love writing in the city. There's such an intensity to being in the city that matches the intensity of what you're experiencing in your head.

In France, I discovered that I love writing in the city. There's such an intensity to being in the city that matches the intensity of what you're experiencing in your head.

- Tift Merritt

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