Terri Clark Quotes

• "Artists who write songs... what they're going through usually comes through in their music."
• "I think I've grown a lot in the last few years, and I needed to express myself as an artist on this. It wasn't necessarily about going in and making an album chocked full of hit singles... there were a lot of things I did out of the joy and the want to do it."
• "I think people think of me as a party girl with all the up-temp songs - sort of a one dimensional thing. Now they're seeing a different side [of me]. It's not all about jumping up and down and seeing how many guitars I can throw through the air - it's actually about singing and playing the guitar."
• "It's really putting it out there. You bare your soul and hand it over to the critics to rip it apart or like it. Yeah, that is hard to do."
• "That's a song about reaching deep inside yourself where you can completely be who you are."
• "The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what's safe and comfortable."
• "We just came off a two-month Canadian tour with the acoustic band, and some people are saying they like it even better. I don't think that anything is lacking at all with us using acoustic instruments. I think people really get a chance to hear the songs in a rawer, more rootsy form that way."
• "With age comes wisdom and confidence, and I don't feel like I'm seeking approval as much as I used to from other people."