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I think I can be pretty focused, but as I say, it was more wanting to be the good student, seeing myself as a good student, and also, my parents had expectations. They wouldn't have cared if I got a B or a C or even a D.

~Emmylou Harris

Topics: Also Cared Even Expectations Focused Good Good Student Got Had More Myself Parents Pretty Say Seeing Student Think Wanting I Think I Can

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As anyone who goes into dog-rescue knows, it is not a for-profit business, but the rewards are priceless for me.

~Emmylou Harris

Topics: Anyone Business Goes Knows Me Priceless Rewards Who

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In 1974 I was trying to get my first little band together. That year marked kind of a traumatic point in my life, but I had a lot of support from friends and family and a lot of good things ended up coming out of it.

~Emmylou Harris

Topics: Band Coming Ended Family First Friends Friends And Family Get Good Good Things Had Kind Life Little Lot Marked My Life Out Point Support Things Together Traumatic Trying Up Year

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Yes, I always say that we're a National League band. What I mean is, if you play an instrument, you have to sing. So I always call our drummer up. Even the drummer has to take a turn on the microphone.

~Emmylou Harris

Topics: Always Band Call Drummer Even Instrument League Mean Microphone National Our Play Say Sing Take Turn Up Yes You

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I love Chicago, but I didn't think I had enough soul to be a Cubs fan.

~Emmylou Harris

Topics: Chicago Cubs Enough Fan Had Had Enough Love Soul Think I Love

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Animals have a much better attitude to life and death than we do. They know when their time has come. We are the ones that suffer when they pass, but it's a healing kind of grief that enables us to deal with other griefs that are not so easy to grab hold of.

~Emmylou Harris

Topics: Animals Attitude Better Come Deal Death Easy Enables Grab Grief Healing Hold Kind Know Life Life And Death Much Other Pass Suffer Than Time Us

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I didn't have any money. I had a sense of terrible loss. But what I also had was a fire in my belly. I wasn't going to go back to waiting tables. I felt I had to be better at fronting a band.

~Emmylou Harris

Topics: Also Any Back Band Belly Better Felt Fire Go Going Had Loss Money Sense Tables Terrible Waiting

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I have my own biography of Gram Parsons - I don't want to be part of somebody else's.

~Emmylou Harris

Topics: Biography Else My Own Own Part Somebody Want

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I find with records, they become what they're going to become. They take on a power and a direction of their own. Part of making records is to honor that and not try to force it.

~Emmylou Harris

Topics: Become Direction Find Force Going Honor Making Own Part Power Records Take Try

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Bluegrass has a very, very strict musical form. Once you start to dilute it, it disappears.

~Emmylou Harris

Topics: Bluegrass Disappears Form Musical Once Start Strict Very You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 2nd, 1947

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