A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.
- Kathy Mattea

And in fact, I think the more we start to worship perfection the more soul leaks out of art.
- Kathy Mattea

Anyway, our family went into complete crisis mode. I have two older brothers, and we rallied as a family.
- Kathy Mattea

Can you blame them? We have to filter so much information these days. But it does make it difficult for an artist. I'm 46 years old now. I've had a lot of life experience and my voice has changed. People who expect the same old me are bound to be disappointed.
- Kathy Mattea

Chocolate's okay, but I prefer a really intense fruit taste. You know when a peach is absolutely perfect... it's sublime. I'd like to capture that and then use it in a dessert.
- Kathy Mattea

I can't even say I've begun yet, but I'm trying on the idea that there is a book in my future.
- Kathy Mattea

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

I guess the biggest thing is that I committed to a spiritual center before I do anything else. And I put some daily things in my life into practice and I maintain that, to make sure that I don't drop the ball.
- Kathy Mattea

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

I really think that's what music and art is about. It's another way to connect to the divine. It's a real pure way of touching that deeper reality beneath our life.
- Kathy Mattea

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