Quotes By K. D. Lang

There needn't be a distinction between your life and your music.

I mean, I am fully aware of my influence and my responsibility to society in general representing the gay community. But in the same time, I don't represent the entire gay community because it's a vast, vast community, as one can imagine.

It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.

I think I have allowed my voice to experiment with the different genres. And I think that I have just really enjoyed the journey of getting to know my voice and seeing what it's capable of, what it's not capable of.

I think masculinity is bravado against the mystery of the universe of women. It's just a fear of not knowing what women have that's so powerful. It's this shield they put up to try to get closer.

Life is so impermanent that it's not about somebody else or things around me, it's about knowing you are completely alone in this world and being content inside.

Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.

Heartache is very fertile ground for song-making but so is happiness, so is absolute bliss.

There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.

My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.

The sky is an infinite movie to me. I never get tired of looking at what's happening up there.

I'm nearly 50. I'm past being photographed falling out of bars.

When women make their image about youth and sexuality, and not about intellect, that's kind of a dead-end road. So I think it's a combination of self-entrapment and entrapment by society.

I started singing when I was five. I grew up the youngest of four kids who all studied classical piano, so you could say I've been listening to music ever since the moment of conception.

I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.

Television really has been my vehicle. I don't get played on the radio much, so I've relied on TV a lot.

I often say fame is kind of like a drug or like sugar: when it's controlling you it doesn't feel good at all.

The older I get, the more I embrace who I am.

I believe in monogamy if that's what a couple decides upon together, but it all depends on the personal history and culture of the two involved.

Minimal is the word I'd use to describe how I live and dress, and it's also how I sing. I'm not a big fan of overemoting.

It's just a theory really, but I have always thought that your physical surroundings can shape your voice and personality.

I just try to live a really simple, natural life, because obviously, life has an impact on your voice.

I just try to speak passionately about things I'm involved in and moved by.

If you knew how meat was made, you'd probably lose your lunch.

We're in a period where society seems very attracted to flash, and that seeps into people's musical taste.

You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.

I just really allowed my muse to be my guide and I just go with whatever I'm feeling.

I never, my producer never, we never let myself just sing. We were always trying to get the perfect vocal.

I'm a singer and as long as I can sing - which, thank God, is something that I still seem to be able to do - I'd like to carry on making records.

I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.