Secret to a Long Life

Simple--but not as simple as it first appears; look at that rhyming pattern if you don't believe me--and just a fun song to hear and play.

Hard life lesson

"I was raped. That kind of burned me out on the whole romantic expatriate notion."
--Michelle Shocked

The blues

"No one's ever been able to define blues. To me, blues is three chords and something to say. There's a real temptation to think that blues is singing about misery and sorrow. It's singing about your experiences, and what I find in blues is the message of hope and inspiration, because you may be singing about your misery, but the fact that you're singing, that's the real message."
--Michelle Shocked

The difference between rich and poor

"You ain't crazy, you're just poor."

When you're rich, you're eccentric.

Michelle Shocked

Yes, I am a hick. I am naive and I am sincere and it's wonderfully unfashionable.

Check out her site. Check out her quotes.