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Singer-songwriter

American singer-songwriter known for her unique voice and heartfelt lyrics. Laura Nyro had a profound impact on the music scene in the 1960s and 1970s, blending soul, folk, and pop music elements in her work.

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Writing Spiritual Religious Animal Intellectual Rivers Sensual

Author:Laura Nyro

“My troubles are many They're deep as a well I swear there ain't no Heaven And I pray there ain't no hell But I'll never know by living only my dying will tell. And when I die and when I'm gone There'll be, one child born And a world to carry on, to carry on.”

Knows World Wells Children Dies Heaven Born Gone Hell Trouble Dying Praying Swear I Pray

Author:Laura Nyro

“Give me my freedom for as long as I be All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me All I ask of livin' is to have no chains on me And all I ask of dyin' is to go naturally... And when I die, and when I'm gone There'll be one child born, in our world To carry on, to carry on...”

World Giving Children Long Dies Asks Born Gone Give Me Chains Our World

Author:Laura Nyro

“I was raised on the good book Jesus Till I read between the lines Now I don't believe I ever wanna see the morning”

Believe Book Jesus Lines Morning Raised Don't Believe Good Book Between The Lines Read Between The Lines

Author:Laura Nyro

“You can see the walls roar See your brains on the floor Become God Become cripple Become funky”

Brain Wall Cripples Funky

Author:Laura Nyro

“Emily And her love to be Carved in a heart On a berry tree But it's only a little farewell lovespell Time to design a woman”

Heart Littles Tree Design Farewell Berries Emily

Author:Laura Nyro

“I lost my eyes In east wind skies Here's where I've cried Where I've tried Where God and the Tendaberry rise Where Quakers and revolutionaries Join for life”

Eye Lost Sky Wind East Revolutionary Cried Quaker

Author:Laura Nyro

“They say a woman's place Is to wait and serve Under the veil Submissive and dear But I think my place Is in a ship from space To carry me The hell out of here.”

Thinking Waiting Space Hell Dear Ships Veils Submissive

Author:Laura Nyro

“Nothing cures like time and love.”

And Love Cures Time And Love

Author:Laura Nyro

“Sometimes only poetry can say it. I think there's just this deeper language, and away of putting your world back together again and breaking through barriers.”

Thinking World Sometimes Together Language Deeper Barriers Back Together Together Again Back Together Again

Author:Laura Nyro

“As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration.”

Way Beautiful Tradition Simplicity Exploration Simplicity In Art

Author:Laura Nyro

“I'm not scared of dyin', and I don't really care if it's peace you find in dyin'. Well then let the time be near. And when I die and when I'm gone there'll be one child born and a world to carry on.”

Ifs World Giving Wells Children Care Dies Peace Born Gone Birth Scared Giving Birth

Author:Laura Nyro

Writing Littles Art Song Pieces Lovely Limitation Abstract Songwriting Be You Simplest You Like It Abstract Art

Author:Laura Nyro

“There are no limitations with a song. To me a song is a little piece of art. It can be whatever you like it to be. You can write the simplest song, and that's lovely, or you can just write a song that is abstract art. ... A lot of my songs are very serious, I'm like dead serious about certain things and I feel that I'm writing about the world, through my own eyes. ... I have a love for simple basic song structure, although sometimes you'd never know it. ... Most of the songs I wrote at night. I would just wake in the middle of the night. That's when I found the space to write.”

“All I know is when I start getting serious about songwriting... it's like a playground. All responsibilities slip away and you're with your essence. There can be delight there and self-discovery. You can dance there... I think of it as my serious playground.”

Thinking Knows Writing Self Responsibility Serious Discovery Essence Delight Self Discovery Songwriting Slips Playgrounds

Author:Laura Nyro

“I don't think you should categorize yourself as an artist.”

Thinking Should Artist

Author:Laura Nyro

“For instance, I may bring a certain feminist perspective to my songwriting, because that's how I see life. I'm interested in art, poetry, and music. As that kind of artist, I can do anything. I can say anything. It's about self-expression. It knows no package - there's no such thing. That's what being an artist is.”

Knows Kind May Art I Can Self Artist Certain Can Do Expression Perspective Feminist Instance Songwriting Say Anything Packages Self Expression Being An Artist Poetry And Music

Author:Laura Nyro

“If it's peace you find in dying, well then let the time be near.”

Ifs Wells Death Dying Near Death Dying Well

Author:Laura Nyro

About the Author

Born: October 18, 1947
Died: April 8, 1997
Known for: Singer-songwriter
Quotes: 18

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