Quotes by Michelle Shocked

Michelle Shocked

“What the hell’d you let them break your spirit for?” You know, their lives ran in circles so small. Ah, they thought they’d seen it all. And they could not make a place for a girl who’d seen the ocean.

Circles

Girl

Ocean

As I look back over my life, before I had any real identity, I was a traveler. I grew up an Army brat, a runaway, an activist, and a musician. All my life I’ve been traveling.

Army

Identity

Real

At one time I was a nihilistic punk with a mohican and a ring in my nose. I think in the course of time I’ll find a middle ground, but I also carry that sense of responsibility. I’m in a position to defeat stereotypes.

Noses

Responsibility

Thinking

Everyone thinks young people are alienated from the system. But when you present them with a viable alternative, they will be the first to take it. And then watch out.

People

Thinking

Watches

I accepted a change in my life. I didn’t choose that change and those are the best changes to make.

Accepted

Changing My Life

Life Changing

I believe in the power of music. I believe in it absolutely. It’s never failed me. Never.

Believe

I Believe

Power Of Music

I can’t tell you where I’m going . . . but I can tell you where I come from.

I Can

I regard myself as a true American musician, and I play every style that is my heritage.

Musician

Play

Style

I resent like hell that I was maybe eighteen before I ever heard the ‘L’ word. It would have made all the difference for me had I grown up knowing that the reason I didn’t fit in was because they hadn’t told me there were more categories to fit into.

Differences

Fit

Knowing

I think people have to choose between living with contradictions or painting themselves into a corner. I have a lot of contradictions.

Painting

People

Thinking

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Acceptance

Accepted

Apology

Appreciation

Army

Artist

Believe

Changing My Life

Children

Circles

Commodity

Culture

Dark

Dark Times

Deals

Devil

Differences

Done

Faith

Firefighter

Fit

Folks

Form

Funny

Girl

Grandmother

Growing Up

Grows

Heart

Hero

I Believe

I Can

Identity

Important

Inspirational

Jesus

Joy

Kids

Knowing

Left

Life

Life Changing

Logic

Long

Long Life

Loving Person

Mainstream

Manifest

Marriage

Mean

The Future Blueprint

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The Autobiography

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Quotes by Michelle Shocked

Michelle Shocked

“What the hell’d you let them break your spirit for?” You know, their lives ran in circles so small. Ah, they thought they’d seen it all. And they could not make a place for a girl who’d seen the ocean.

As I look back over my life, before I had any real identity, I was a traveler. I grew up an Army brat, a runaway, an activist, and a musician. All my life I’ve been traveling.

At one time I was a nihilistic punk with a mohican and a ring in my nose. I think in the course of time I’ll find a middle ground, but I also carry that sense of responsibility. I’m in a position to defeat stereotypes.

Everyone thinks young people are alienated from the system. But when you present them with a viable alternative, they will be the first to take it. And then watch out.

I accepted a change in my life. I didn’t choose that change and those are the best changes to make.

I believe in the power of music. I believe in it absolutely. It’s never failed me. Never.

I can’t tell you where I’m going . . . but I can tell you where I come from.

I regard myself as a true American musician, and I play every style that is my heritage.

I resent like hell that I was maybe eighteen before I ever heard the ‘L’ word. It would have made all the difference for me had I grown up knowing that the reason I didn’t fit in was because they hadn’t told me there were more categories to fit into.

I think people have to choose between living with contradictions or painting themselves into a corner. I have a lot of contradictions.

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