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Maybe our gender is one thing and our sexuality is another. And that's a cool thing I think.

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Amy Ray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: April 12
Composer
Mandolinist
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Decatur
Georgia
Amy Elizabeth Ray
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I think the musicians I play with solo do a certain thing that the musicians we play with with the Indigo Girls don't do. It's just a different thing. And it sort of steers my writing in some ways.
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The only thing I have going on at a personal level is just the way I knew I was gay and I knew what that meant inside me, but the gender aspect of who I am came later.
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I don't typically work that late into the night in a studio, I'm more productive during the day.
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If you're a teacher, for instance, there are ways to have positive representation of gay people in the classroom. Making sure that, historically, people are noted and archived, and that kids are getting just positive images of people who are gay.
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Your perspective probably depends on where you live.
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An idealist who couldn't cope becomes cynical.
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But the reality is that we are a folk band.
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I feel like there are a lot of people doing a lot of hard work. I think it's too early to judge, and I don't think the gay community is in any way falling short.
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It's all right if things don't change today. We're gonna keep doing what we do. The world can either catch up or not.
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Your hatred is rooted in your fear, and your paranoia and insecurities, well they don't belong here.
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When I do solo stuff, when I do anything involving music, it's very collaborative.
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But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career.
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Majoring in religion, listening to TV evangelists interpret the scriptures and dictate my offerings-I found my God inside myself-in every moment and piece of matter. Everything is animate.
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We act empty and innocent but we are fueled by distortions of lives led in discontent trading misfortunes cause faith is one thing that is hard to deliver it feels funny being free.
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Yeah, we appreciate our women followng...and I love women. I mean, I just really love women. I love men, too, but you know it's like sometimes you look up from what you're doing and you go, 'I love women.' There's just something about them and so, just celebrate it.
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It's important to have a voice it's more important to use it.
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I grew up in the South and once you get raised on Jesus, it is kind of always a part of you even if you are a pagan, really.
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I think art is definitely a great thing, and looked at as a way to open people up.
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There are a lot of people who that you may only nod to it's better to stop and say hello.
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Music is such a good way to resist. It keep you strong, it has dignity.
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