Paula Cole

I've left Bethlehem, and I feel free. I've left the girl I was supposed to be, and some day I'll be born. ↗

— Paula Cole

#born #day #feel #free #girl

Just watching my cats can make me happy. ↗

— Paula Cole

#cats #happy #just #make #me

At the age of 15 months my daughter was diagnosed with very bad asthma, and essentially I put my career on hold for a good eight years. ↗

— Paula Cole

#asthma #bad #career #daughter #diagnosed

Being a writer is a very private, internal process. Ultimately I am more the writer, being an introvert. ↗

— Paula Cole

#being #i #i am #internal #introvert

But at the age of 44, I sure hope to be a better businesswoman. I want to get the music straight to my fans. ↗

— Paula Cole

#better #businesswoman #fans #get #hope

But looking back, the fact was that I had a couple of big hits too quickly and it was simply too much for an introvert like me to handle. ↗

— Paula Cole

#big #couple #fact #had #handle

Didgeridoo was something I picked up while I was on tour in Australia with Peter Gabriel in '93. I found out later that it's only meant to be played by men. ↗

— Paula Cole

#found #gabriel #i #later #meant

Feminists were psyched that I had armpit hair. ↗

— Paula Cole

#had #hair #i #psyched #were

I don't like to sit and bask in my own awards. Awards represent artistic death to me. ↗

— Paula Cole

#awards #bask #death #i #like

For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again. ↗

— Paula Cole

#anger #back #become #bring #compassion