When you keep the caliber of musicians very high in the band, people are going to come and go. Some of them will be people who have to try various things, it's natural. Kathy Mattea bandcaliberhigh Change image and share on social
I would step into a place of being lined up with a sense of purpose and my inner compass, and everything was going in the same direction. Then I'd get lazy and get off the track. And then things would start to fall apart, and I'd back up and get it together again. Kathy Mattea backcompassdirection share on social
I guess the biggest thing is that I committed to a spiritual center before I do anything else. And I put some daily things in my life into practice and I maintain that, to make sure that I don't drop the ball. Kathy Mattea ballbigcenter share on social
A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow. Kathy Mattea glassgourmetmeal Change image and share on social
So I really did stop and change what I saw I was about, and really try to put that principle into play as the center of everything - my friendships, my marriage, my career, my family, my way of being in the world. And that changed everything for me. Kathy Mattea careercenterchange share on social
So I had to just kind of go back to the hotel, take a shower, sit quiet, dig down deep, warm up, and allow myself to move into some kind of zone. And then I remembered that a lot of my favorite musical moments are not about perfection. Kathy Mattea backdeepdig share on social
What is hard to remember when you're in the middle of it is that when you get through to the other side, you always walk away with a gift. If you can stand in there and not walk away from it, you get transformed by it. Kathy Mattea gifthardmiddle share on social
I jump into the process, and the record begins to gel at some point. Then I begin to get a picture of where I'm going. But it's not always something I know on the front-end. Kathy Mattea beginendfront Change image and share on social
Whenever someone leaves, the next person that gets pulled in is somebody with similar values. Kathy Mattea leafpersonpull Change image and share on social
You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a different way. Kathy Mattea backsingspeak Change image and share on social