Patty Griffin takes us to church
Patty Griffin is always a great interview. This time, she also confided that she was one of those people who was forwarding the Susan Boyle YouTube video to everyone she knew. However, SuBo’s version of “Up to the Mountain” isn’t her favorite take on her song. “That would have to go to Solomon Burke.”
Patty Griffin never wanted to do a gospel album.
After all, the singer-songwriter is as known for the gritty reality and the personal details she brings to her folk and country songs as she is for her gorgeous voice.
“I’ve definitely been influenced by the genre, but I’d never really thought about it,” says Griffin, calling from her home in Austin, Texas. “I’ve been so moved by this music for years, moved to tears, moved from sadness to happiness. I knew there was so much power in these songs.”
(Full interview at Newsday, 6.6.10 or Pop Matters, 6.11.10)
PHOTO: Patty Griffin by Traci Goudie for EMI/Credential
