Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Sometimes I say things in interviews and then I see them in print and I think, What an asshole.
Thao Nguyen
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Thao Nguyen
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: March 19
Composer
Performing Artist
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Virginia
United States
Thao
Print
Sometimes
Things
Think
Thinking
Asshole
Interviews
More quotes by Thao Nguyen
Because I grew up trapped in the suburbs 8 miles outside of D.C. and I've never seen what people who live in D.C. look like.
Thao Nguyen
When I am onstage, singing all these songs... what's going through my mind is nothing. That's what's so amazing about meditation - achieving that state, getting to a place where you're clear and present. I'm not thinking about anything except connecting with an audience.
Thao Nguyen
I've always felt for little children because I love the way they fashion sentences - their vocabulary is limited. They have to navigate around to get to the meaning. It's a shame we bypass that when we gain more words. In a way, it's less honest and less direct. It's something that I appreciate about kids, and I will steal from them at will.
Thao Nguyen
I try not to read reviews because I know how sensitive I am and how debilitating it is and how it follows me around. If they're bad, you feel terrible, you feel worthless, no matter if you think they're wrong - and if they're good, it feels cheap and sleazy because you went looking for it.
Thao Nguyen
I think it's really important for the audience to feel connected, and when it's good it's this amazing, symbiotic relationship. I try to give as much as they can give. We're not avant garde and we make no claim to be revolutionary, but I think we are sincere.
Thao Nguyen
It's really easy to not be satisfied with your work, or people, or anything, but I really embrace the idea of not having to want [anything]. Not because you're denying yourself anything, but because it [everything] is already there.
Thao Nguyen
I think meditating on tour is integral. It's a priority, because everything is so chaotic, and the calmer you stay, the calmer everybody is. Sometimes I do it hotel lobbies, or in corners, and I try to find moments. It's not ideal when people come out and almost step on you.
Thao Nguyen
I think I'm more effective as an activist if I stay in music, to be honest. Music, the way it reaches people and transcends divisions, is a really effective and powerful forum.
Thao Nguyen