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I find the songs I want to record by listening to as much music as I can. 'When I hear things I really like, I ask the writers to send me a tape of everything they've ever written.

Alison Krauss

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Alison Krauss
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: July 23
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Decatur
Illinois
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I started with the classical violin when I was 6, and I guess it went well.
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The grand old lady of bluegrass? Well, wouldn't that be a wonderful title to have? I hope I do enough to earn it some day
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Whenever I've chosen a song because it's clever, it's always turned out to be a mistake.
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I love being in the world of the unknown.
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That's what I love. Not being interrupted, sitting in a car by myself and listening to music in the rain. There are so many great songs yet to sing
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Growing up I used to love bands like Free and ELO and the Rolling Stones. When Robert Plant got in touch it made perfect sense to me.
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I still think of myself as from Illinois.
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I grew up in a school that had a big music program, and it was incredible. It's what I looked forward to during the day. I had chorus, strings, band.
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I think you translate emotion better when you take your hands off.
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It's impossible to make a record when you're ill because it affects how you listen to things. You can't make decisions. It all sounds terrible.
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Being in the studio is a really romantic time.
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When it's open and honest, that's when the real nature of who you are as a vocalist or as a performer, all of that stuff can finally start to become what it's supposed to be. Like a settling into yourself. It's not even a musical thing, it's a whole mindset, a whole acceptance of who you were supposed to be. Life sounds good
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I don't know if bliss is possible and I've always thought that my best times will be later in life.
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