Alison Krauss quotes

Alison Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler, renowned for her angelic voice and virtuosic musicianship. She has won numerous Grammy Awards, making her one of the most awarded singers in Grammy history. She continues to inspire audiences worldwide with her unique blend of bluegrass, country, and folk music. Here are 30 of her quotes:

Lyrics are kind of the whole thing; it's the message. Something might have a beautiful melody but if it's not the truth coming out of your mouth, it's not appealing.

Alison Krauss

If you don't know what makes green, you're going to try every color combination.

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That's what I love. Not being interrupted, sitting in a car by myself and listening to music in the rain. There are so many great songs yet to sing.

Alison Krauss

I don't look for bliss, just contentment.

Alison Krauss

I love being in the world of the unknown.

Alison Krauss

Growing up I used to love bands like Free and ELO and the Rolling Stones. When Robert Plant got in touch it made perfect sense to me.

Alison Krauss

There are so many great songs yet to sing.

Alison Krauss

Songs come from all over the place. You can't predict what you're going to like. You might like something that doesn't fit right now. What was working for you at one point, something you've loved for years and years, when you get together with everybody, you think, this doesn't match up with what's going on with you personally.

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A whole album to one writer - now that would be really interesting.

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Being in the studio is a really romantic time.

Alison Krauss

I started with the classical violin when I was 6, and I guess it went well.

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I still think of myself as from Illinois.

Alison Krauss

It's impossible to make a record when you're ill because it affects how you listen to things. You can't make decisions. It all sounds terrible.

Alison Krauss

Some things feel really good to sing: there's a physical aspect, but there's more to it - a deeper place you go to.

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I think you translate emotion better when you take your hands off.

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Whenever I've chosen a song because it's clever, it's always turned out to be a mistake.

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My parents made us do everything, try everything.

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People are always very nice.

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The grand old lady of bluegrass? Well, wouldn't that be a wonderful title to have? I hope I do enough to earn it some day.

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I never had any big dreams about doing something on a huge scale.

Alison Krauss

I don't know if bliss is possible and I've always thought that my best times will be later in life.

Alison Krauss

You know, if you really want to fiddle the old-time way, you've got to learn the dance. The contra-dances, hoedowns. It's all in the rhythm of the bow. The great North Carolina fiddle player Tommy Jarrell said, 'If a feller can't bow, he'll never make a fiddler. He might make a violin player, but he'll never make no fiddler.'

Alison Krauss