Edie Brickell Quotes

When I'm all alone, nobody else can say goodbye.

We didn't rehearse or play the songs to death before we recorded them, and that let us catch a freshness and energy level we've never really felt while making records.

No matter how famous and established they were or however blessed they were with great songs or long careers, if they lived alone, they lived alone. That's not the way I wanted to live prior to the tour or after.

If it turns out to be a hit, well, good luck dealing with fame. And if it's not a hit and you can still survive and make music you believe in, well, then you're truly blessed. I think that's where we are now.

Religion is a light in the fog.

Religion is a smile on a dog.

I'm not aware of too many things, I know what I know, if you know what I mean

I like Rufus Wainwright a whole lot. He makes me wanna be even more musical.

I hope I'm better today than I was yesterday. I don't believe in glory days or anything like that, so I think the best is tomorrow or later this afternoon!

There's nothing I hate more than nothing. Nothing keeps me up at night. I toss and turn over nothing. Nothing could cause a great big fight.

My son writes songs and plays. He sings like an angel.

My grandmother was the greatest cook in the world. She could just go in there, the whole kitchen would look like a tornado hit it and then she'd come out with the best food. Then she'd sit at the table and she wouldn't eat!

It's hard to believe that you're really here, so I just pretend that you're not here.

Geffen was never supportive of the band.

When I look at my kids, and the ease with which they pick up music, I wish I had that.

A lot of the songs start with an image. I was sitting there playing the guitar and I pictured this old, dirty green car, with the window rolled down, in the hot, hot, hot Texas heat, and this beautiful woman I knew when I was a kid sitting behind the wheel, looking out at me.

I think the New Bohemians' inability to say no was a big part of our problem.

What I am is what I am. Are you what you are - or what?

You can look back at anything and wish you'd done something differently.

She smiles at her reflection in a spoon.

You feel like a prisoner if you don't create. You're jailed up inside of yourself.

Philosophy is talk on a cereal box.

And I was very comfortable with this band even when we disagreed. It takes a long time to feel comfortable enough to disagree with somebody. When everything happened, it just was really confusing. It's like our weaknesses were nurtured and brought out front by outsiders.