Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston, February 24, 1962 ) is an American singer-songwriter. Read full biography of Michelle Shocked →
I think people have to choose between living with contradictions or painting themselves into a corner. I have a lot of contradictions.
People might say I'm difficult, but did you ever hear anyone describe a label as 'difficult'? By nature, artists should challenge. When... →
I try to look at this music career thing as the means to an end. And really, at the end of it, I see myself on a sailboat, sailing off the edge of... →
I walked along that slippery slope where if you fail through lack of faith, you sell your soul to the devil.
I think the word soul has gotta come into it. Music that's created just for consuming lacks that soul, that swing, that feeling.
Music is not a commodity, it's a resource.
Music is too important to be left to professionals.
Writing and singing does give me some kind of release from the demons of my past, it is a therapy of sorts, but to be honest, my marriage played a... →
I'm a perfectionist, which I think is a mistake.
I accepted a change in my life. I didn't choose that change and those are the best changes to make.
As I look back over my life, before I had any real identity, I was a traveler. I grew up an Army brat, a runaway, an activist, and a musician. All my... →
I'm one of the few that comes from this vantage point: I never tried to get a record deal.
I'm too shy, really to be able to hang out with my heroes for too long.
Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston, February 24, 1962 ) is an American singer-songwriter.