Pop Quiz: Nanci Griffith
Aidin Vaziri | In Nashville, they call her the queen of folkabilly. She's written hit songs for Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris and Kathy Mattea. And she's released 15 studio albums, netting no less than five Grammy nominations. Now, with her latest, "Hearts in Mind," Nanci Griffith is taking on the whole world. Well, at least some of its politicians -- those she doesn't think are so hot. OK, mainly George W. Bush.
Nanci Griffith
Q: You've made an album that's about love and war. Couldn't you have settled on something easier, like drinking and gambling?
A: I don't know. My friend, the late Harlan Howard, always said truly great songs are about three chords and the truth. So that's what I set out to do.
Q: So what's the truth?
A: For me, I love love.
Q: You had to make a whole album to figure that out?
posted by Aidin at Sunday, February 06, 2005
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