Maggie Rogers Quotes

American - Musician April 25, 1994

Writer's block is your self-critic getting in the way, because creativity will just flow otherwise.

Getting Will Way Creativity Block Flow Otherwise Because Just Writer Your

Graduating from college and starting your life as an adult is a giant transition no matter what.

Life Matter Your College Adult Giant Graduating Starting Transition

Folk music usually romanticises the road. 'Back in my Body' tells the opposite story.

Music Body Road Back Folk Folk Music Opposite Tells Story

When I'm joking around, I'll say I'm a pop star, because it's silly.

Say Silly Because Star Joking Pop Pop Star Around

I dress as a combination of space cowgirl and San Francisco art teacher.

Art Teacher Dress Space Combination Francisco San San Francisco

What I love more than anything in the entire world is making music. It's what I studied in school.

Love Music World School Entire Entire World More Than Anything Studied Anything I Love Making More Than

I'm a private person. I am quiet.

I Am Person Quiet Private Person Private Am

Ask me my influences, I always talk about Bjork and Beck because they're independent voices in the music industry.

Me Music Always Talk Beck Independent Influences Music Industry Voices About Ask Because Industry

I've never made R&B. I've never made gospel. I've never made hip-hop - I don't think I'm going to, but I just want to keep challenging myself.

Myself Never Think Want Challenging Gospel Hip-Hop Going Just Keep Made

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The craziest thing is I didn't know I could sing like this - ever. My voice has changed, or I've grown into it, woken up.

Voice Know Like Up Craziest Grown Changed Could Ever Sing Thing

The reality is my career started with a song that wasn't finished and a video I didn't know was going on the Internet. It happened so out of my control.

Song Reality Internet Control Finished Video Career Going Happened Know Out Started

I know some artists who write every day, and for a while, I felt really guilty that I didn't.

Day Who Know Guilty Artists Every Every Day Felt Really Some While Write

It took me two years to write 'Fallingwater,' but it's one of my favorite pieces I've ever made, and it was worth waiting for.

Me Waiting Worth Two Pieces Ever Favorite Made Took Write Years

I only get compared to women, which is crazy because often the women they compare me to... we just have a similar hairstyle. Whether it's Joni Mitchell or Florence and the Machine - our music doesn't always sound anything alike. But we just all have long hair.

I didn't decide on what college I was going to go to until the day I had to.

Day Go College Decide Going Had Until

New York is so strange. Every time I'm there, I very rarely see someone who's dressed cool.

Cool Time New Strange Dressed Every Time Rarely Every New York See Someone Very York

I'm kind of a funny writer because I write very sporadically.

Funny Because Very Write I Write Kind Writer

When I write songs, it happens very quickly, sometimes 10 to 15 minutes, and I draw inspiration from everything.

Sometimes Everything Inspiration Very Draw Minutes Quickly I Write 15 Minutes Happens Songs Write

I grew up in a really rural area in Maryland.

Rural Up Really Maryland Area Grew

I love being outside.

Love Being Outside I Love

Musicians have been political literally since people were writing songs.

People Political Musicians Writing Literally Been Since Songs Were

I love pop music. It's just fun, and it feels good, and it's easy.

Love Good Music Fun Feels Pop Pop Music Easy I Love Just

I do play a lot of instruments. I started with the harp when I was young and then sort of moved to guitar and piano.

Guitar Young Play Piano Harp Instruments Moved Lot Sort Started Then

I've always wanted to play violin.

Always Violin Play Wanted

Bjork - she wears really weird stuff, and it's amazing.

Amazing Weird She Really Wears Stuff

'Alaska' was filmed at my family's farm in Maryland; 'Dog Years' was filmed at the summer camp I grew up going to in Maine.

Family Dog Summer Farm Alaska Camp Maine Maryland Summer Camp Going Grew Up Years

I like songs that you can have both the physical release and an emotional release.

You Like Emotional Physical Release Both Songs

I'm a feminist, so it's just a really nice creative energy to work with a lot of women.

Work Women Energy Creative Creative Energy Feminist Just Lot Nice Really

In terms of my voice, I'm very clear about who I am as a person and what I think.

I Am Think Voice Who About Am Clear I Think Person Terms Very

As a producer, as a songwriter, I've spent a lot of time either in my bedroom or in studios, alone.

Alone Time Bedroom Producer Songwriter Studios Either Lot Spent

Part of success is having a good story, and as a journalist, I totally understand. But it meant that my many, many years of focus and hard work got kind of prepackaged into a Cinderella story. I'm super grateful that it happened, but it left me feeling like I never got to be a full human in the experience.

The Pharrell video cut my body and soul in half.

Soul Body Half Video Cut

The only thing I wanted to do in my music is be human and communicate all the aspects of that, which often means being vulnerable.

Music Only Human Being Aspects Communicate The Only Thing Vulnerable Means Often Thing Wanted Which

I listened to birds and crickets, looking for the ways that rhythm appears most naturally in the world. I listened to the Smithsonian's field recordings of pygmy choirs from Africa.

World Looking Africa Birds Appears Choirs Field Listened Naturally Recordings Rhythm Smithsonian Most Ways

It's not like I see colours. It's just, for me, an incredibly strong association between music and colour.

Me Music Strong Like Association Colour Colours Incredibly Between I See Just See

I never doubted the music.

Music Never Doubted

That's why people come to live music, right? To see something go wrong, something human, something vulnerable.

Music People Go Live Live Music Vulnerable Come Human Right See Something Why Wrong

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