I don't think of myself as a folk singer per se, but I really like blues and string-band music. When I started listening to records when I was a... →
Loudon Wainwright III
I know that people don't listen to music much in the way when they'll put on a CD, sit down, have a drink or go on a car journey. People pick... →
It's nice when people say, 'God, I've been listening to you since 1963 or 1985, or whatever.' I appreciate anybody who goes out and... →
My music comes from country music. Merle Haggard is God, and I do believe that. I'm not too tuned in to country music. I don't know who... →
Being a woman in music and having kids, it's very hard to do both without neglecting one a bit.
Martha Wainwright
I don't like talking about music.
You know, people always ask me how I describe my music. First of all I tell them that's their job and then that also one day I hope to have... →
Why be in music, why write songs, if you can't use them to explore life or an idealized vision of life? I believe a lot of our lives are spent... →
Rufus Wainwright
My mother's songs are really turning out to be masterpieces. I have inherited this incredible legacy and am so fortunate to bathe in her... →
I was reared on folk music.