Mary Gauthier : (10)

" I did not know that if a member of a family serves, the whole family serves. I did not know that the spouses of our service members carry such a heavy load. " - Mary Gauthier

" I knew I had that Cajun heritage, that Acadian heritage; I just feel it. And my gut says Irish on the other side. Irish and French, that’s what I feel. When you’re young, it doesn’t matter so much, but as you get older, I would suspect part of the ageing process is to wonder about your ancestors – who were they? What were their lives like? " - Mary Gauthier

" There’s such a thing as a tribe – and family of choice. " - Mary Gauthier

" A lot of times, a bunch of songs have to be written to get to the next really good one. " - Mary Gauthier

" I don’t play everything I write. I mean, everything I write is not that good. I bring out into the world the ones I think that are really worthy of an audience’s attention. " - Mary Gauthier

" When I became a songwriter, it was out of some sort of desperation. I needed to create something. I had to latch on to something, and the guitar was what I grabbed. " - Mary Gauthier

" I’m a traveler and a vagabond and an observer, and the songs come through that. And that’s just the way it’s going to be. " - Mary Gauthier

" Music had always been a kind of anchor for me. But I didn’t write my first song till I was 35. " - Mary Gauthier

" I try not to eat cakes, but sugar screams my name. " - Mary Gauthier

" Fundamentally, our job as songwriters is to sit down and listen. " - Mary Gauthier