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But I really love music, and having a creative outlet is really the best thing you can do for yourself.

Author : Edie Brickell

You feel like a prisoner if you don’t create. You’re jailed up inside of yourself.

Author : Edie Brickell

My son writes songs and plays. He sings like an angel.

Author : Edie Brickell

I can make dressing – or stuffing. Y’all call it stuffing up here, we call it dressing down there. It’s really good dressing. That family recipe was passed on, and I love to make that.

Author : Edie Brickell

A lot of the songs start with an image. I was sitting there playing the guitar and I pictured this old, dirty green car, with the window rolled down, in the hot, hot, hot Texas heat, and this beautiful woman I knew when I was a kid sitting behind the wheel, looking out at me.

Author : Edie Brickell

When I look at my kids, and the ease with which they pick up music, I wish I had that.

Author : Edie Brickell

You can look back at anything and wish you’d done something differently.

Author : Edie Brickell

No matter how famous and established they were or however blessed they were with great songs or long careers, if they lived alone, they lived alone. That’s not the way I wanted to live prior to the tour or after.

Author : Edie Brickell

Geffen was never supportive of the band.

Author : Edie Brickell

And I was very comfortable with this band even when we disagreed. It takes a long time to feel comfortable enough to disagree with somebody. When everything happened, it just was really confusing. It’s like our weaknesses were nurtured and brought out front by outsiders.

Author : Edie Brickell