Novecento Brickell Quotes

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

Religion is a smile on a dog. ~ Edie Brickell

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! ~ Edie Brickell

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. ~ Edie Brickell

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

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. ~ Edie Brickell

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

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

Geffen was never supportive of the band. ~ Edie Brickell

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. ~ Edie Brickell

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. ~ Edie Brickell

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! ~ Edie Brickell

She smiles at her reflection in a spoon. ~ Edie Brickell

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

Philosophy is talk on a cereal box. ~ Edie Brickell

Religion is a light in the fog. ~ Edie Brickell

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. ~ Edie Brickell

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

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

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

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

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

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. ~ Edie Brickell