Lizz Wright quotes

Gardening is a working meditation for me. It helps me remember process, and it helps me remember patience.

My father was very strict, a very militant parent, because he wanted us to be very focused kids. He sold the televisions, so we didn't watch TV. And he didn't want any music playing that wasn't gospel or inspirational music. In fact, he didn't even like a lot of gospel because he thought it was too bluesy.

Gardening is a working meditation for me. It helps me remember process, and it helps me remember patience.

I've always loved the woods, and I've always loved gardening and a lot of solitude and quiet.

My mom has a couple great tricks, but my father is consistently a good cook. He's extremely avid about health and fitness and a bit obsessive. He always talks about garden-fresh food.

The whole musical institution of the church involves a lot of different styles of communication at the same time. Things like call and response. Sometimes they use the music to pray and work things out. And there's so much repetition in gospel, it's like churning butter.