We rob ourselves of so much by focusing on the wrong stuff. And the ability to get into the moment and deal with what is, that's the real opportunity.
- Kathy Mattea

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

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

Whenever someone leaves, the next person that gets pulled in is somebody with similar values.
- Kathy Mattea

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

You have to listen to what resonates within your own gut. You find your direction there. Your voice comes out.
- Kathy Mattea

You have to write badly to write at all. If it's crappy, I will rewrite it later. But it will be mine. You can hear the resonance of an artist who goes into herself.
- Kathy Mattea

You know, your speaking voice comes back, but your singing voice you use in a different way.
- Kathy Mattea

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

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