God as "he," as a patriarchal thing, is offensive to me. It's standard fare for America - "he, he, he." Every time I hear that, it's like another blow against females. It's very radical talk at this point for females to say this kind of stuff, but nationwide, I still hear females referring to God as "he."
Patty GriffinI think there are times when a song can be a spiritual experience - just making music, in general, is pretty much that.
Patty GriffinOften I have to move my body in a certain way, like exercising, to begin to get into the right rhythm for writing a song.
Patty GriffinI'm confused that there is a lack of faith in listening to and deciding what is a great song and instead going for these formulaic, bad songs over and over again. But that's what happened when people from beverage companies bought record labels and radio stations as opposed to people who love music owning record labels.
Patty Griffin