A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow. Kathy Mattea glassgourmetmeal Change image and 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 don't live in as much fear as I used to. I'm not afraid of the music business. Life is too damn short. I know what's important, and the tasks are very clear. Kathy Mattea afraidbusinessclear Change image and share on social
I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that. Kathy Mattea artistcentercontext share on social
You find yourself in this place where you really get to find out what you're made of, and what I found was that when I was at my time of greatest need, there were people who appeared in my life, and helped me through it. Kathy Mattea appearfindgreat 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
If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you've made don't reflect that, then there's something for you to look at. Kathy Mattea backchoicehave Change image and share on social
Your voice is vibrant for only a certain part of your life. There are some records I've always wanted to make, and I don't know if I want to waste this time beating on the door of the charts. Kathy Mattea beatchartdoor 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 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