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" I have no ancestral link to the mountains. But I really do feel close to mountain culture. Their ways of food, of thinking. The way they hang out with no recording devices and just sing songs with each other. "

Lizz Wright

Mountains

Feel

Food

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" I come from a lineage of ministers. "

" I'd listen to the radio, especially when my parents were out on house calls to pray for people - you know, shut-ins. Sometimes, if we were incredibly sneaky, we could do it at night when everyone was asleep. "

" My mom has a couple great tricks, but my father is consistently a good cook. He's extremely avid about health and fitness and a bit obsessive. He always talks about garden-fresh food. "

" Making a record and being a touring artist is about cooperation between spirit, craft, emotion, and focus. "

" I'm kind of a subtle person. "

" My father was very strict, a very militant parent, because he wanted us to be very focused kids. He sold the televisions, so we didn't watch TV. And he didn't want any music playing that wasn't gospel or inspirational music. In fact, he didn't even like a lot of gospel because he thought it was too bluesy. "

" Everyone I perform and tour with looks out for each other; we ensure we stay healthy. "

" I think, as singers and performers, we are ambassadors of the human experience. I don't want to get bored just talking about myself. "

" I'm in love with the way that Ella Fitzgerald delivered a lyric. She would deliver a lyric with the kind of clarity that would make you wonder why it was written, and make you think about the writer. I think every writer hopes an Ella of any genre or anytime gets a hold of their work and works the song like that. "

" I've always been genuinely interested in the spirit world. I've seen things I will never talk about because I'd be a fool to. You can't lay out that world in words. "

" I didn't wait around for my parents' opinion about my venture out into contemporary music. "

" I want to record, tour, and just live life. "

" Where I fit genre-wise, it's hard to tell. It's a fickle wind. But I have to believe there's always going to be a place for the songs inside of me. "

Lizz Wright

Hard

Wind

" There's a beautiful, kind of seductive trap in being autobiographical in our writing of songs: We just get stuck in our own syrup, and it's so personal that it almost can be embarrassing to the listener. "

" Jazz has a lot to do with being very present. You know the structure, then you flow through it. "

" I get bored very quickly. "

" Music is primal: when it's done without pretension, you can really feel the shape of someone's soul. "

" I see 'Grace' as an affectionate refusal of things that just aren't true. With all our power and money and influence, we still can't raise up high over people's consciousness. "

" A lot of people in the African-American community are raised by grandmothers, and that relationship is a special bond and circle. "

" I'm so grateful for just the inherent mercy of life. "

" So many great singers we know have come from the church. "

" I am more prolific when I have something to respond to. I get my juice from people and real stories and things that seem common but are amazing. "

Lizz Wright

People

Real

" I love songs that create moments that are very personal and that tell a story. "

" Gardening is a working meditation for me. It helps me remember process, and it helps me remember patience. "

Lizz Wright

Gardening

Helps

" If we work on it, we can absolutely refuse any notion that suggests that after generations of contributing to this country, being a part of the bones and the marrow, that I'm supposed to be uncomfortable here. "