Americana Quotes

Americana Quote of the day

The Super Bowl is Americana at its most kitsch and fun.

While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that. We don't owe America anything - America owes us.

As corny as it may sound, my true goal was to crack the Americana market.

There's also a lot of gritty Americana type of bands. I actually have a lot of Britpop on my iPod, too.

I never get tired of exploring Americana or country music, and I always have a little bit of a crooner in me that never seems to go away.

There are always generic terms like 'Americana', but there are no boundaries as to where it can go.

Old Americana vintage gangster stuff has a fantastical feel; it feels less dirty in a way. It feels like the opera of crime.

I used to be monastic, almost. Now I'm like a Tibetan that has discovered hamburgers and television. I'm catching up on Americana.

Gypsy [Rose Lee] is as unique as she is timeless. Her story is classic Americana, and the strangest rags-to-riches saga you'll ever read; I like to call it Horatio Alger meets Tim Burton.

Those of us who have tested gravity under a hoop know its mystical properties. Robin Layton, as I would have expected, has turned this staple of Americana into a gorgeous art form.

First I was a European-style player, then I was a downtown 'noise guy,' and now some people call me an Americana guy.

I think Americana music is music that is generally more singer/songwriter oriented. It has more to do with the songwriting. The music, it's more like stories set to music.

Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I'm hearing is an appreciation of real music.

I just love music, and I'm not as genre specific as most songwriters. A lot of my buddies just listen to country, or just Americana, or whatever their style is, and I just listen to everything.

James McMurtry is a true Americana poet - actually he is a poet regardless of genre

I am drawn to Americana, and I am drawn to gothic stories, and I love American gothic stories.

I love being a gypsy and getting on the bus with the band making sounds for the people who love and enjoy a night of Americana and good times.

There’s a land—oh, it beckons and beckons, And I want to go back—and I will.