Thao Nguyen Quotes

• 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

  Ideas, Personas, Quieren

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• Algunas de las personas a las que vemos acuden para defenderse de sus maltratadores, o por cargos de drogas que, debido al sistema penitenciario del estado de California, tienen sentencia obligatoria y cadena perpetua por tres cargos de simple posesión de drogas, o lo que sea. No sólo me resulta útil, sino que creo que es necesario para mantener los pies en la tierra y la perspectiva. Porque la música es un trabajo muy poco realista. Es un trabajo muy afortunado, pero también muy poco realista.

  Thao Nguyen

  Jobs, Simple, Thinking

  Fuente: therumpus.net

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• I've always had this vision that the touring lifestyle is so unsustainable. But I have faith that I can do it, and I don't become a victim of my job or my work. And I can remove my self-worth from what I make and how many people show up.

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  Jobs, Self Worth, People

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• 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

  Poderoso, Pensamiento, Gente

  Fuente: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I think that the activism I've become involved with informs and enhances my life in a lot of ways, and definitely career-wise. This record wouldn't exist [without that activism], for one.

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  Wise, Thinking, Careers

  Fuente: therumpus.net

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• Cuando empecé a trabajar en estos grupos de apoyo, me sentí impulsada y obligada a escribir canciones, porque de otro modo no sabía muy bien qué iba a hacer en lo que a música se refiere. No estaba especialmente motivado para escribir canciones. Pero el nivel de humanidad y espíritu que presencié me impactó e inspiró tanto que sentí un vigor renovado para escribir música. En cuanto a lo enraizante que es, sí, es lo último en perspectiva.

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  Sabio, Canción, Escritura

  Fuente: therumpus.net

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• So when I can, I try my best to meditate a little bit every day, and that helps a lot. I think that just taking a minute, or however long you can, and really acknowledging everything that you have. Acknowledging what you have, and at the same time, acknowledging what other folks don't have. And you know, you don't have to feel guilty about it, but definitely to feel grateful is the first step in giving it back.

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  Grateful, Thinking, Long

  Fuente: therumpus.net

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• 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.

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  Song, Thinking, Meditation

  Fuente: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I feel I must acknowledge that gay people are, generally speaking, funnier, more self-sufficient, and better in crises and I should step aside and let them handle the business whenever it comes up.

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  Gay, Self, People

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• Porque crecí atrapado en los suburbios a 8 millas de D.C. y nunca he visto el aspecto de la gente que vive en D.C.

  Thao Nguyen

  People, Looks, 8 Mile

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• 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.

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  Thinking, Trying, Matter

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• 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.

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  Pensamiento, Personas, Prioridades

  Fuente: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• I like to say that I was raised by sitcoms, and that my personality is comprised of different characters. Darlene from Roseanne, Denise from The Cosby Show, Uncle Jesse from Full House, a little Jessie from Saved By The Bell - but not the episode where she was addicted to sleeping pills.

  Thao Nguyen

  Character, Sleep, House

  "Thao Nguyen And The Get Down Stay Down". Interview with Matthew Borlik and Jen Girdish, music.avclub.com. April 16, 2009.

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• 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.

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  Pensar, Dar, Importante

  "Thao Nguyen And The Get Down Stay Down". Interview with Matthew Borlik and Jen Girdish, music.avclub.com. April 16, 2009.

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• If you're a woman musician, that is your qualifier. I've had people come up to me and say, "You're good for a girl." My only issue is, when that stereotype and stigma already exists, sometimes it's perpetuated by people who may not really play guitar. You somehow need to transcend that division of gender.

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  Girl, People, Musician

  "Thao Nguyen And The Get Down Stay Down". Interview with Matthew Borlik and Jen Girdish, music.avclub.com. April 16, 2009.

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• Sometimes I say things in interviews and then I see them in print and I think, "What an asshole."

  Thao Nguyen

  Thinking, Sometimes, Print

  "Thao Nguyen And The Get Down Stay Down". Interview with Matthew Borlik and Jen Girdish, music.avclub.com. April 16, 2009.

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• 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

  Fashion, Children, Kids

  "Thao Nguyen And The Get Down Stay Down". Interview with Matthew Borlik and Jen Girdish, music.avclub.com. April 16, 2009.

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