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17 quotes by Kaki King

Kaki King (born Katherine Elizabeth King, August 24, 1979) is an American guitarist and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar, and her diverse range in different genres. In February 2006, Rolling Stone released a list of "The New Guitar Gods", on which King was the sole woman and youngest artist (beating Derek Trucks in age by two months...
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You get to a point where the kind of beautiful chaos can't really fuel your creative existence any longer because it's not stable, however... →

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I am quite short, but that never comes across when I'm onstage in front of people. When I get offstage and greet an audience afterwards, their... →

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I write almost every single part of my songs, even the actual drum parts sometimes, whether they be simple or layered with many different instruments.

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Having been on tour in countries that are extremely eco-friendly, we automatically end up doing the things that normal people do in other countries.

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We don't really have a place in the universe, as far as on a timeline. But nothing else does, either. Therefore every moment really is the most... →

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I've followed the lives of great musicians and have learned that you don't have to always write in pain. You have all of your past... →

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I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.

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I don't remember a time that I didn't know how to play the guitar.

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I get why people want to come see me play guitar, but I still don't understand why people want to interview me.

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I try not to punish the audience by making them listen to too much acoustic guitar.

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Opening acts are hard, really hard. There's more politics involved than music, sometimes.

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Tunings are wonderfully inspiring, and it helps you to write music. If I'm stuck, you know, I change the tuning.

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I had to be reminded that the guitar is infinite. It never stops teaching you, it never stops being difficult; there's an unlimited amount of... →

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