Amy Ray

“The world is not a pleasant place to be without someone to hold and be held by.”

“I think it's important to be political, but I also think it's important to be personal.”

“I've always been attracted to the underdog.”

“I'm more of a warrior than a mother.”

“I love the South. I'm a Southerner. I'll always be a Southerner.”

“I feel like my solo stuff is a little more raw and a little more punk rock.”

“The older I get, the more I realize that you can't control anything.”

“It's important to have a voice and to use it.”

“The Indigo Girls have always been about community.”

“I feel like I'm a much better person when I'm developing my imagination and my innocence and my vulnerability.”

“I don't really have a lot of regrets. I think you've got to be who you are.”

“Fear is a good thing. It teaches you to be careful.”

“For me, activism is a spiritual practice.”

“I was always a tomboy. I was always in the woods, climbing trees, playing with boys.”

“I think that being a lesbian is a political act.”

“We just try to write songs that are honest and that come from our hearts.”

“I'm always learning. I'm always trying to grow.”