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 directionfindforce Change image and share on social
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 bandcomeend share on social
Bluegrass has a very, very strict musical form. Once you start to dilute it, it disappears. Emmylou Harris bluegrassdilutedisappear Change image and share on social
I don't ever worry about whether I'm being true to my country roots. My country roots were adopted. I never worry about what I can do and what I should do. I just do what I want to do. Emmylou Harris adoptcountryroot Change image and share on social
When there are dogs and music, people have a good time. Emmylou Harris doggoodmusic Change image and share on social
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 backbandbelly Change image and share on social
I'm nowhere with country music. I don't hear much of it, so I shouldn't venture an opinion, but when it finds me, it seems formulaic. Emmylou Harris countryfindformulaic Change image and share on social
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 animalattitudedeal share on social
To me acting and singing are worlds apart. Emmylou Harris actsingworld Change image and share on social
The only time I ever appeared in the 'Enquirer' was for a piece about people who let their hair grow gray. I guess I'm not much of a wild child. Emmylou Harris appearchildenquirer Change image and share on social