Gin Wigmore Quotes & Sayings

“Being a black sheep is a way I would describe myself.”

“I think I was probably a cowboy in a past life.”

“I got down to business and started writing furiously. I wore my fingers down to a callous state writing with every Tom, Dick and Harry around the world, including a chap named Charlie who plays for a man named Bob, to wrestle my emotions and bring out the raw grit hiding in my tightly guarded sub-conscious.”

“That's the great thing about songwriting: You have that time to have perspective and look back and think about all the things you'd want to say.”

“I was in a band in Auckland, and I remember they all hated me. They had a big intervention. They said, basically, 'Gin, we think you suck.' I was miserable. I cried and cried. But looking back, that taught me about social skills and how to communicate with musicians.”

“You break up, and you say something pathetic, or you don't even speak at all when someone's telling you they don't love you anymore. But then you think about it five minutes later, and you have all these great comebacks!”

“Honestly, Americans are more open-minded and have the patience and the time for new types of music. In Australia and New Zealand, you must earn your place.”

“It's easy listening to a record, but a live performance is so personal and real.”

“I love playing shows. That's the time I have to really share what I am about.”

“I love the energy in the U.S., you know. Everyone is really psyched. You feel really privileged to be there.”