Amanda Shires Quotes

Amanda Shires is an American singer-songwriter and violinist. She has released several albums and has collaborated with notable musicians. Shires' musical talent and her ability to blend genres have made her a unique figure in the music industry. Her introspective songwriting and emotive performances have garnered critical acclaim and have earned her a dedicated fan base.

I'm well-read as far as literary fiction, but I wanted to make better decisions about my writing, to use words or phrases more confidently by learning how your words can be interpreted, the shades of meaning, the different connotations.

When I'm outside gardening, it can be so inspiring. I think of words and melodies. It's peaceful. Every singer-songwriter should find something outside of music that makes them as happy as gardening makes me.

I just write what I write, produce the music I produce and try to give myself a chance to stay true to the art form. If you try to rein in an art form, it can be hurtful to what you are making.

I was leaving my violin out of a lot of songs, and that's a strange thing to do because I've been playing the violin since I was 2. It's a part of me. Adding pedals and sounds is great because I get to play the instrument I feel most comfortable on and the one I feel gives my truest expression when I'm making a solo or anything like that.

Sometimes something opens up in your brain as I'm writing, thinking about the song, and it's like a whirlwind. It all comes together and I could hear what I wanted the songs to sound like, I just didn't know how to express it.

You know when you have a child and then as you get older, your parents start becoming more like your friends and then telling you things they wouldn't have told you when you were 14 or 15, answering questions about the past or whatever.

I consider myself more of a rock 'n' roll fiddler.... -Amanda Shires

I consider myself more of a rock 'n' roll fiddler.

I wasn't getting any work as a songwriter in Texas... -Amanda Shires

I wasn't getting any work as a songwriter in Texas because I was only known as a fiddle player.

'Eve's Daughter' - that's like, 'Make way, women are cool.' I feel like it's my responsibility to try and do at least a little bit for my own daughter.

My whole life had been bands that were men-centric - and that's a great thing, I know a lot about how to handle myself - but I think I was missing something.

The thing that I'm trying to accomplish is to tell the stories and my feelings in ways that are relatable. But at the same time, I'm so tired of hearing the same old crap. Bring some freshness if you can.

I write really slowly, and my lines are really, really terrible all the time. It takes so long for me to get them to be where I won't be embarrassed to sing them, and then feel like they're great.

I feel like there's so many voices, and it's necessary for there to be a lot of different voices because we can't all like the same art. That would just be so boring... If anybody wants to hear it, I'm here. It makes for a more interesting world for there to be more than one kind of singer.

I had no idea I was gonna be a songwriter, because I was too young to know my own evolution. I started playing the violin as a way to express myself because I didn't have a lot of vocabulary when I was 14.

I have a job I love and a great family, so I'm pre... -Amanda Shires

I have a job I love and a great family, so I'm pretty lucky.

Instinct is still important, but now I can easily identify problems like cliches and mixed metaphors, and I have a broader palette to work off of.

My undergraduate degree is in geography and sociol... -Amanda Shires

My undergraduate degree is in geography and sociology, so I had like no real training with words.

Of course, life experience changes and adds to writing. And observations change too, where you put yourself in relation to other people.

I don't really have anything nice to say about pop... -Amanda Shires

I don't really have anything nice to say about pop-country radio.

I started school because I felt like, as a songwriter, I was operating solely on instinct, and I was having a hard time deciding exactly what words I wanted to use. I felt like I wanted to be a writer, and being a curious person, school felt like a way to solve the problems I was having with my own work.

The goal at the end of the day is for all of us to find a little bit more peace in life and with ourselves and to feel a little more comfortable in the world.

I don't know if you've ever shown anyone your work before you're done with it, but it can be very uncomfortable.

Always have two radar detectors. One to see if there are any cops around, and the second one to make sure there aren't any cops around.

The cool thing about Americana is that the genre i... -Amanda Shires

The cool thing about Americana is that the genre is accepting of all types of music.

Because the beauty of songs, I think, is if you do it right a lot of people can relate to it in their own way and make their own meaning out of things.

I'm a nervous sharer. I'm nervous to share things in their unfinished state just because, I mean, it's kind of embarrassing. You know what it could be, but you can't explain what it's going to be.

I have no choice in what direction my music goes, honestly, as all I get is what I'm given. I start writing the songs, and they start presenting themselves the way they want to be heard.

When you name a beast, sometimes it makes it less ... -Amanda Shires

When you name a beast, sometimes it makes it less bestial.

There's a stability in being a side person that can be kind of dangerous if you also want to be an artist on your own.

Violin was my first form of expression - and is st... -Amanda Shires

Violin was my first form of expression - and is still in a lot of ways.

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