Cat Power
Birthday: 21 January 1972, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Birth Name: Charlyn Marie Marshall
Height: 175 cm
Charlyn "Chan" Marie Marshall is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and occasional actress. She adopted the name Cat Power for her first band in 1992, and has since used the name as a ...Show More
I need to be able to face things.
I need to be able to face things.
People and their religions don't affect me.
People and their religions don't affect me.
I moved to Los Angeles to be with a man I loved.
I moved to Los Angeles to be with a man I loved.
I got told so many times I needed a manager. For a long time I resisted, and I finally got one so I Show more
I got told so many times I needed a manager. For a long time I resisted, and I finally got one so I can pay my mortgage, and it helped me from becoming a homeless person. Hide
Nobody considers a covers record an album.
Nobody considers a covers record an album.
I still haven't been able to capture the joy of what it's like when I sing - you know, when I'm by m Show more
I still haven't been able to capture the joy of what it's like when I sing - you know, when I'm by myself, or like when I was a little kid. Hide
I used to want to be a war photographer, and I used to want to be a ballerina and a comedian. I used Show more
I used to want to be a war photographer, and I used to want to be a ballerina and a comedian. I used to want to be a writer. I invalidated myself; it's a mistake for me. Hide
If I had never left the South, I can guarantee you I wouldn't be a musician. I'd be a waitress who p Show more
If I had never left the South, I can guarantee you I wouldn't be a musician. I'd be a waitress who paints and does karaoke. Hide
Hip-hop and R&B is mostly what I listen to. I don't have a connection with punk rock - I just never Show more
Hip-hop and R&B is mostly what I listen to. I don't have a connection with punk rock - I just never had that experience. Hide
I don't come from money or an educated family background or any sort of supportive family life, so a Show more
I don't come from money or an educated family background or any sort of supportive family life, so all of my choices are made on my own. Hide
I've always dressed like a dude.
I've always dressed like a dude.
I'm not a learned musician. I don't really know where what chords are and where they graduate and wh Show more
I'm not a learned musician. I don't really know where what chords are and where they graduate and where to gather keys, so I just kind of mess with the notes. Hide
From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record Show more
From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record was all covers, to country-western, bebop, blues, and even the referencing in classic hip hop to clichéd love ballads of the '80s or whatever - that is kinda gone, and that's just terrifying to me. Hide
I got told I needed a producer I don't know how many times - maybe 27 times, 30? Then I recently got Show more
I got told I needed a producer I don't know how many times - maybe 27 times, 30? Then I recently got told 'I'm so proud of you.' That was even more great to hear. Hide
For me, the moment the mic is on and it's rolling, it's impossible to vocally relax for some reason. Show more
For me, the moment the mic is on and it's rolling, it's impossible to vocally relax for some reason. But one day, I'm going to be able to sing the way I sang when I was a little kid, completely open and free. That's, I think, the one thing that's changed: Growing older, I'm not ashamed to hear my voice. Hide
I am human and I make mistakes.
I am human and I make mistakes.
Usually, I'll just sit down at a piano or with a guitar, and I'll just be relaxed and playing music. Show more
Usually, I'll just sit down at a piano or with a guitar, and I'll just be relaxed and playing music. Because that's what relaxes your subconscious. That's why everyone from animals to humans love music. Hide
If your parents gave you fire to play with when you were two, you'd be standing in fire by the time Show more
If your parents gave you fire to play with when you were two, you'd be standing in fire by the time you were an adult. Hide
Life is hard and it gets worse and worse and worse.
Life is hard and it gets worse and worse and worse.
I've never had a clique. It's impossible when you're always traveling.
I've never had a clique. It's impossible when you're always traveling.
I got more guts than brains, and that's my problem.
I got more guts than brains, and that's my problem.
Everybody tends to think I'm crazy, which is the biggest problem in my life.
Everybody tends to think I'm crazy, which is the biggest problem in my life.
After my second-to-last record, 'The Greatest', I had gone on tour for a while, and I didn't play an Show more
After my second-to-last record, 'The Greatest', I had gone on tour for a while, and I didn't play an instrument for about five years. And I got kind of - it's not self-esteem or whatever, or anger toward myself - but disappointed in myself that I hadn't been challenging myself to learn musically. Hide
I'm not a professional entertainer. I'm not Neil Diamond.
I'm not a professional entertainer. I'm not Neil Diamond.
I've always done things myself. I've never bragged or screamed that I produced a record before. I ne Show more
I've always done things myself. I've never bragged or screamed that I produced a record before. I never told anybody. Hide
I think the hardest thing about my life is that I've met so many people all over the world who I lov Show more
I think the hardest thing about my life is that I've met so many people all over the world who I love, but they're not friends with each other. Hide
Playing the guitar, you kind of lock into a rhythm and a groove, and then it relaxes me to make up l Show more
Playing the guitar, you kind of lock into a rhythm and a groove, and then it relaxes me to make up lyrics and sing. Hide
We're always going to remind ourselves of our mistakes and how we do things differently, trying to b Show more
We're always going to remind ourselves of our mistakes and how we do things differently, trying to be a better person or whatever. Hide
There's just a lot of stuff that really moves me, and I don't know how to express it, and I just wan Show more
There's just a lot of stuff that really moves me, and I don't know how to express it, and I just want to try to do the best I can and surround myself with good people who don't invalidate me. Hide
People tend to think I'm insane, and I'm really tired of it.
People tend to think I'm insane, and I'm really tired of it.
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