Natalie Merchant
Birthday: 26 October 1963, Jamestown, New York, USA
Birth Name: Natalie Anne Merchant
Height: 155 cm
Natalie Anne Merchant was born on October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, USA. The third of four children, Natalie displayed a love for music at an early age, though she never thought of it as a care ...Show More
Sometimes I've lamented that, because I've written songs that were angry but I could never sound as Show more
Sometimes I've lamented that, because I've written songs that were angry but I could never sound as angry as I felt. But at other times I feel really happy that I have this voice, because it seems to soothe people and draw them close to me. Children really love my voice. I've been noticing a lot of really young kids at the show - like, 12 and under - lately, and I'm really excited. Because if I were 12 years old, going to a concert, it would be a choice between either the Backstreet Boys or me. I'm just glad it's me. Hide
I've found out how overwhelming the media is and the way it drills things into your head, it's almos Show more
I've found out how overwhelming the media is and the way it drills things into your head, it's almost like a mind control. If I could control prople's minds, I'd like to put something useful in. Hide
I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to delib Show more
I think of myself as a musician and not a celebrity. Celebrity status is something you have to deliberately pursue - I couldn't imagine myself seeking that. (Interview with The Providence Journal-Bulletin - February 13, 1996.) Hide
The '60s aesthetic has never really appealed to me, the tie-dyed Deadhead running barefoot through t Show more
The '60s aesthetic has never really appealed to me, the tie-dyed Deadhead running barefoot through the forest on LSD. I don't think that's really me. But I've been a vegetarian for 17 years and I consider myself an environmentalist inasmuch as I can be, considering the job that I have. I prefer living in the countryside rather than the city; I find it more sane and sustaining for myself. - Interview - October 24, 1995 Hide
Britain was the first place I ever travelled outside the United States so when I arrived in London a Show more
Britain was the first place I ever travelled outside the United States so when I arrived in London at the age of 19, everything was exciting - the sense of history and all these cute guys with British accents. Hide
It's very odd to think of the places my music can go once it leaves my hands.
It's very odd to think of the places my music can go once it leaves my hands.
A lot of things are personal experiences disguised as other people's experiences. I can't remove the Show more
A lot of things are personal experiences disguised as other people's experiences. I can't remove the autobiographical slant from the things I write. You always bring yourself into what you're writing. Hide
I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope.
I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope.
One of the things I'm trying to do as an artist is comfort people. Tell them, 'You're not alone.'
One of the things I'm trying to do as an artist is comfort people. Tell them, 'You're not alone.'
People always tell me that my live shows differ greatly from my albums, which are a little more meti Show more
People always tell me that my live shows differ greatly from my albums, which are a little more meticulous and subdued. People come see me live, and I'm cracking jokes and dancing around like a savage, and it's truly unpredictable. There should be a record of that. Hide
Natalie Merchant's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (28)
