“Even though my songs may sound very personal, to me most of them are f...” — Nanci Griffith Quote

“Even though my songs may sound very personal, to me most of them are fiction. It is a great way for me to be able to live a fantasy life as a writer because I get to be someone else, someplace else for three and a half minutes, just like the listener.”

“Live well. Sing out, sing loud, and sing often. And God bless the child that's got a song.”

“I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.”

“Streamers are a great way to get my stories out and share my messages with more people.”

“Every day, you have to make three hours of music, just randomly improvising, and that's a great way to weed stuff out.”

“Open mics are a great way to rework your material to see what punchlines land best.”