“It is pretty dark. There are some things going on in the US that are not pleasing to me, but I keep my head up. I turn on a light, you know, I don’t dwell on it. If someone needs me out there, I’ll be out there, but I leave that darkness out of my home and out of my life. You can’t let them bring you down.”
–Mavis Staples, The Guardian, 10/30/2025
“I am reminded that we have all come to gather by the same warm fire—music, my music, and in so many ways we are surely alike. In the end the fans are peers, and they were so close, I had to look into their faces. Eyes closed, drifting, or staring at my every move, or places in between. We are this slice of time that is ours alone, our common experiences and references. Our generation. We share that.”
–Rickie Lee Jones, Fish Sticks 5/13/2025
