Top 21 Quotes by Tift Merritt

I really love music, and I definitely love playing music and getting to be a part of music.

Sometimes when you're writing on a ukulele, you're in a totally new land, rhythmically or melodically.

I travel in a Ford Econoline van with a trailer. So it's not quite so glamorous.

Music is like a really sacred, awesome thing. That first 45 minutes to two hours that you're on stage spending time with music every night is always really great.

I think you need a concrete, real-world metaphor to talk about inner life without feeling like a jerk.

I wanted to dedicate myself completely to the things that matter to me and let everything else go, and I think that's a really rewarding thing.

The thought of making work that's easily consumed and quickly forgotten - what's the point? I want my work to be cohesive, to age and improve like old leather.

I think that there are a lot of things that come along with being a musician, but I don't want to whine about them. I don't want to complain about my job.

As much as I love being a singer-songwriter, I love throwing down on stage and letting it all out.

I'm always kind of surprised how much I'm associated with country music.