Indigo Girls Quotes

"I am looking for someone who can take as much as I give
and give back as much as I need
you know and they still have the will to live"
~Amy Ray, "Blood and Fire"

"Why do we hurtle ourselves through every inch of time and space
I must say around some corner I can sense a resting place
with every lesson learned a line upon your beautiful face
we'll amuse ourselves one day with these memories we'll trace"
~Emily Sailers, "Get Out the Map"

"and it's alright if you hate that way
hate me cause i'm different
you hate me cause I'm gay
truth of the matter come around one day
it's alright"
~Emily Sailers, "It's Alright"

"Up on the watershed, standing at the fork in the road, you can stand there and agonize till your agony's your heaviest load. You'll never fly as the crow flies, get used to a country mile when you're learning to face the path at your pace every choice is worth your while" ~Emily Sailers, "Watershed"

"If I have a care in the world, I have a gift to bring." ~Emily Sailers, "Hammer and a Nail"

Now I'm running to the end of the earth
And I'm swimming to the edge of the sea
And I'm lauging, I'm under a starry sky.
This world was meant for me, don't bury me.
~Amy Ray, "World Falls"

"We got to learn to respect what we don't understand." ~"Fugitive"

"Forget about your ego, forget about your pride, and you will never have to compromise." ~"Joking"

Amy: "Sometimes I like traveling and sometimes I don't. It's just my cats - I'm worried about my cats. I really am. I think that's the only thing that really bothers me."
Emily: "We try not to talk about the cats when we're gone."

Why Indigo Girls and not Indigo Women?
"It sounds better. 'Women' sounds sort of lofty."
She also likes the alliteration. What about indigo?
"We needed a name and went through the dictionary." ~Amy

"We don't say to people that they necessarily have a responsibility to be political, but it shouldn't be so unusual. Music is such a good way to resist. It keeps you strong, it has dignity." ~Amy

"Our fans are very loyal, and they're closely tied into the emotional aspect of our music." ~Emily

"I always think of [Emily] as the perfect best friend. I guess one of the reasons we've always been like this is that we've always had the same kind of relationship. The nature of it never changed - we never had a sexual encounter - we never had a real conflict - we were always just completely friends." ~Amy

Amy: "I was jealous of Emily because she was already writing songs and playing guitar. I wasn't writing anything. I was practicing three chords."
Emily: "Yeah, I was writing songs about the sky and the clouds."
~both about their relationship in sixth grade

"My whole thing about writing is I wanna say exactly what .. I want it to be clearly understood what it is I'm saying. And try to say it in unusual way and maybe try to use images that are creative." ~Emily about songwriting

"Now I know a refuge never grows
From a chin in a hand in a thoughtful prose
Gotta tend to the earth if you want a rose."
~Emily Sailers, "Hammer and a Nail"

"There is no one right way of doing everything. There is not one true religion for everybody... we should all have faith in ourselves and who we believe created us and who we believe created this world and we should love each other." ~Amy Ray

"Always tell the truth and be true." ~Emily Saliers

Summing up their differences as songwriters, Amy says: "Emily's songs are all about relationships with other people. My songs are all about relationships with myself."

"We wanna see everyone laughing! This is the feel good part, and don't be embarrassed to feel good! I'm not!" ~Amy Ray

"I could start gushing in a serious way here. Everyday I thank god for this life." ~Emily

"I probably make some people sick. But hey, I'm a goofball. I'm not cool or particularly sophisticated." ~Emily

"...and so I am a stranger, especially today..." ~Emily

"You might picture killer beautiful much more than it might be." ~Emily

"It took a long time to become the thing I am to you... and you won't tear it apart without a fight... without a heart." ~Amy

"It seems easier to push than to let go and trust, but it's alright" ~Emily

"Here's the the mother fuckin' revolution!" ~Amy Ray

"Once, my mother asked me what happens when I have to pee during a show? I told her I never have to pee during a show." ~Amy

"This song is sad as hell, sorry y'all." ~Emily on "River"

"Feminism is not being able to buy the latest glitter lipstick. Feminism is believing in yourself" ~Amy Ray

Emily: "I wore a cowboy hat to a Wynonna Judd concert once. And, I had tassels on my jacket. It was really bad, y'all."
Amy: "What'd she say to you? What'd she say to you?"
Emily: "Hey, cowgirl!"
Amy: "And, what else did she say?"
Emily: "...I'm like - you know, I'd like to write a song for you, write a song with you, whatever...she goes: yeah, maybe I'll make you little guitar string money...I was like: OK!"

"No matter how many people we play for, it's always been important to reach each of them. And that's not going to change." ~Amy Ray