k.d. lang Quotes
"k.d. lang: A wound is just a highway to a new and enlightened kind of confidence. Damage is one of the things in emotional aesthetics that makes something great. Like all he scars on a tree or a banged up coffee cup or whatever. Everything you go through is marking your soul.
And if you have the courage to face yourself, the whole package, you will receive an extraordinary amount of power you may have never realized was there."
(Thanks Deb)
"It's been a lifelong focus to be middle-of-the-road. It's the highest standard of progressive subversive behavior."
'I am brokeback mountain'
(Thanks Fruitcake)
On Her Fans
“You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.”
"Women send me their 8-by-10s and their measurements, but the last thing I want to do is sleep with a fan. Because k.d. lang the performer is so much cooler than me. Not that there's really a difference, but as a lover I'm not as self-assured and cocky and invincible as she is". 1993
On Vegetarianism
We all love animals. Why do we call some "pets" and others "dinner?"
I grew up in cattle country-that's why I became a vegetarian. Meat stinks, for the animals, the environment, and your health.
On Elvis
"He had total love in his eyes when he performed. He was the total androgenous beauty. I would practice Elvis in front of the mirror when I was twelve or thirteen years old."
On Spirtuality
“Spirituality comes from questioning everything but at the same time accepting everything. You can even be spiritual watching TV. When the ad comes on and says, "Don't hate me because I am beautiful," question that.”
I don't consider homosexuality a political thing. I consider it a sexual and spiritual thing. I only started going to political rallies to meet women.
On Music
"Sometimes, music is unexplainable. You can try to control it, but it ultimately follows its own pace and evolution."
"I fear no boundary"
"The real source of inspiration is, to quote a hyper-therapy term, 'the child inside of you."
On Hymns of the 49th Parallel
As a singer, when you have something to sink your teeth into, like a great song, it makes our job a lot easier.
On Being Canadian
I’m also alternative because of Canada—there’s something romantic about being Canadian. We’re a relatively unpopulated, somewhat civilized, and clean and resourceful country. I always push the fact that I’m Canadian
On Life
Life is a sexually transmitted disease with a 100% mortality rate.
On Men
"I get excited by cute young men! I like to think I'm one of them, probably."
