A small venue is so much more intimate and loose. You can actually be more spontaneous, I feel.
Suzy Bogguss

After I found April Barrows, I felt I had found a soul mate. Her stuff is exactly what I was looking for.
Suzy Bogguss

After so many changes, I realized I'd better cling to my own family and to what I've got right here.
Suzy Bogguss

Aledo will always be home to me because I spent the first 27 years of my life there - it's such a special place - and because of the experiences I had there, I've become the person I am today.
Suzy Bogguss

But it's just been recently that Nashville has started to feel like home.
Suzy Bogguss

Country has been a wonderful outlet for me.
Suzy Bogguss

For some reason, the concept of writing with swing chords was intimidating.
Suzy Bogguss

I have been fortunate enough to record several singles and a whole album with Chet Atkins.
Suzy Bogguss

I love decorating my home. I'm a gardener too, so that's usually something I have to play catch up with.
Suzy Bogguss

I made a Christmas album a couple of years ago and just put it out on my Web site. It kind of smacked of this flavor. All of the reviews said it was Western swing even when it was Christmas standards.
Suzy Bogguss

I played in the percussion section 4th grade through high school - snare and timpani mostly.
Suzy Bogguss

I think it's going to take my whole life to sort of get people to know what my perspective is.
Suzy Bogguss

I think somewhere in the back of my mind I've always wanted to make a whole swing album.
Suzy Bogguss

I'm a real Suzy Homemaker.
Suzy Bogguss

I'm definitely not ready to move into something else. I'm having so much fun.
Suzy Bogguss

I've always loved to sing.
Suzy Bogguss

I've always seen myself as sort of this funky, eclectic artist.
Suzy Bogguss

I've been playing swing chords for a long time.
Suzy Bogguss

I've written more songs for this record than I ever have in the past so I'm trying to give it a lot of special attention to be sure my ideas really get translated right.
Suzy Bogguss

It's like Willie Nelson. You're an artist and you have different styles inside of you.
Suzy Bogguss