Suzy Bogguss Quotes

After I found April Barrows, I felt I had found a soul mate. Her stuff is exactly what I was looking for.

Ive always seen myself as sort of this funky, eclectic artist.

I love decorating my home. I'm a gardener too, so that's usually something I have to play catch up with

After so many changes, I realized I'd better cling to my own family and to what I've got right here.

You can drink out of Lincoln's nose. They got the Hard Rock t-shirts. They got Elvis, too.

One of the things that I think is such a constant in country music is that the song is so much a story. I believe it is supposed to be based around a story.

The large venue gives me the thrill that comes from the power in numbers.

I think somewhere in the back of my mind I've always wanted to make a whole swing album.

Aledo will always be home to me because I spent the first 27 years of my life there - it's such a special place - and because of the experiences I had there, I've become the person I am today.

I made a Christmas album a couple of years ago and just put it out on my Web site. It kind of smacked of this flavor. All of the reviews said it was Western swing even when it was Christmas standards.

Country has been a wonderful outlet for me.

I have been fortunate enough to record several singles and a whole album with Chet Atkins.

Ive been playing swing chords for a long time.

A small venue is so much more intimate and loose. You can actually be more spontaneous, I feel.

For some reason, the concept of writing with swing chords was intimidating.

I'm a real Suzy Homemaker.

My first solo was in church when I was five.

I think it's going to take my whole life to sort of get people to know what my perspective is.

My mother was really into big band. It was played in the house all the time.

I've always loved to sing.

But it's just been recently that Nashville has started to feel like home.