Kathy Mattea

That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great pain you can have great joy as well. If we didn't have those things we'd just be numb. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#great #great joy #joy #just #just be

A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#gourmet #just #me #meal #seems

I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect to the divine. It's a real pure way of touching that deeper reality beneath our life. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#another #another way #art #beneath #connect

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#badly #crappy #goes #hear #herself

And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul leaks out of art. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#fact #i #i think #in fact #leaks

Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we rallied as a family. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#brothers #complete #crisis #family #i

Chocolate's okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach is absolutely perfect... it's sublime. I'd like to capture that and then use it in a dessert. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#capture #chocolate #dessert #fruit #i

I can't even say I've begun yet, but I'm trying on the idea that there is a book in my future. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#book #even #future #i #idea

I don't live in as much fear as I used to. I'm not afraid of the music business. Life is too damn short. I know what's important, and the tasks are very clear. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#business #clear #damn #fear #i

I jump into the process, and the record begins to gel at some point. Then I begin to get a picture of where I'm going. But it's not always something I know on the front-end. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#begin #begins #gel #get #going