Words matter. These are the best Brittany Howard Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
A song like ‘Heartbreaker,’ it’s a song about learning – it’s not necessarily a song about heartbreak. It’s more than that. We write those songs to relive how we got over something.
My dream was to not work for anyone. There’s only so many things I was good at – and how am I not going to work for anyone? I just don’t want people telling me what to do.
I always felt out of place. I wasn’t a cool kid, but I wasn’t a nerd, either. I had trouble finding my place. But when I found the music, I had a place of my own.
Contacts would bother me. I’m just not that used to them. I think glasses are a great accessory.
Oh, man, I love the Staple Singers. I love Pop Staples’ guitar playing, too. He’s one of my favorite guitar players.
I drink a ton of water a day and try to get as much sleep as possible. Sleep is the best way to restore your health. Never skip on sleep; it’s crazy important.
Once, right before a show, I realized I’d forgotten shoes. I didn’t want to wear my flip-flops onstage because I could trip. I ended up going barefoot, which actually worked out because it became my ‘thing.’
I was a strange kid. I’m still strange. People didn’t get me. And I didn’t expect them to.
I’m just really impressed by oil paintings – I don’t see how people do it! That’s the style I like: classic oil paintings. Abstract art just isn’t my thing.
I don’t care what you’re playing. You can be playing EDM music. Well, guess what? That came out in the early ’80s. There’s no way to be original. All you can do is put yourself into it and do the best you can.
Where I’m from, we don’t do the kiss-on-the-cheek thing. Sometimes we can feel a bit awkward in England. Someone needs to let me know what the rules are because I don’t want to be rude. I need a little more etiquette coaching.
People hear a powerful female singer in a rock and roll band, and they say, ‘Janis Joplin.’ I think people just make that comparison because it’s easy. But I don’t think I sound like her at all.
I was a handful as a kid. I get bored easily. Now I’m pretty chill compared to back then. When I’m on the road, I watch Netflix and, at home, relax or fish.
I probably bring four dresses on the road and rotate those. I always wear something light when I go onstage because I move around a whole lot. It’s a sweaty business.
To me, if you’re a musician, then you’re interested in music, and if you’re interested in music, then you should listen to a lot of different types.
Even if nobody cared, I’m still gonna make music.
I’m homesick all the time. I miss my animals. I miss my family. I miss my friends.
One of my favorite things about Tom Waits is not only his songs, but when he does do live shows, it’s the theatrics involved. It’s like Kabuki theater, really old-fashioned theatrics. Like, standing on top of a piece of plywood lying on some cinderblocks and clapping his hands, banging on a bucket.
I’m a huge fan of dystopian films. I collect them in my brain.
For whatever reason, whenever I’m having a get-together, I’ll turn on my projector and play YouTube videos of ‘Russian driving fails.’ Russians all have dashboard cameras in their cars, so there are all these videos of crazy wrecks and people almost getting hit in the street. It’s a conversation starter, for sure.
I have a terrible lifestyle. And I don’t really see it changing. Maybe in 10 years I’ll see it differently – I’ll want to see my great-grandchildren and live forever. But right now, young Brittany is not setting things up for old Brittany. And young Brittany does not care.
By the time I’m 35, I’ll probably want to have a family. I’d be happy doing that, teaching my kids to do the right things, to do good things.
