Great Quotations: Patty Griffin

I think that I write emotional songs and in that way, they are more traditional. There’s something about them that has the right sound. They are not methodically written. They are written from my heart and my gut. Singers are always looking for things like that. I write in a style that a singer can wrap their voice around and put some emotion in it.

– Patty Griffin, on why her songs get covered by other artists