I would say I'd rather dig a ditch, you know, do hard, manual labor than write lyrics. Natalie Merchant digditchhard Change image and share on social
It's really wonderful to be able to be nobody, and then have a moment when I can be somebody, and then go right back to being nobody again. Natalie Merchant backmomentwonderful Change image and share on social
Literature gives us a window into other people's experiences in other places, in other times, so I thought it would be really interesting to investigate how different people had written about motherhood, and childhood. Natalie Merchant childhoodexperienceinterest share on social
The research phase was really fascinating - I'm not a closeted nerd, I'm an out-of-the-closet nerd. Natalie Merchant closetfascinatenerd Change image and share on social
Be true to yourself, and, um, don't worry about some large companies' quarterly profit index. Natalie Merchant companyindexlarge Change image and share on social
I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to deliberately pursue - I couldn't imagine myself seeking that. Natalie Merchant celebritydeliberatelyimagine Change image and share on social
I don't think women's prisons are environments for dance routines, and I don't think mass murder is humorous. Natalie Merchant danceenvironmenthumorous Change image and share on social
My mother was a single working mother; she started having children very young. There was a tension inside her about who she wanted to be and what she wanted to do and how she couldn't achieve the things she wanted to. Natalie Merchant achievechildinside share on social
