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Around the Internet => Mustachianism Around the Web => Topic started by: Trudie on August 24, 2017, 08:18:24 AM
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Natalie Merchant is one of my favorite musicians. In addition to loving her music, I'm interested in her personal story. She had a HUGE career in the 80's and 90's, then went kind of low-key about the whole thing. Her currently lifestyle certainly reflects Mustachian values and she seems to have really made peace with the life she has now.
Here's a link to an interview with her in 2014:
http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/natalie-merchant-living-the-humble-life,368756
And my favorite quote from the article:
AP: How does it feel to be back?
M: Well, I've given up all ambition and all expectations. All that I can do is make the most satisfying recordings of my music as I possibly can, and then it's in God's hands. ... I live a pretty humble existence. I really try not to live above the means of a successful, small-town dentist. I have one house; I own that house, one car. Because I was fiscally conservative, I have this incredible luxury of not having to worry about it. So my motivation can be that I just want to make music that moves me and hopefully can move other people. If nobody hears it, I have a wonderful life. I love gardening as much as I love music. The thing that keeps me competitive, or stay engaged, is that I look at popular culture in America and I feel that there's room for my voice and there's a need for my voice.
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Thanks for posting that. I was recently wondering what ever happened to her :)
10K M was never the same after her departure.
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LOVE!!! Thanks for sharing this, Trudie :)
I too love NM's voice (especially with Billy Bragg). I'm also getting increasingly into music (singing and playing), and ponder the Mustachian way of it.
I was also thinking yesterday about things we "love just as much as."
Finally, I made a big project and was hoping it would generate some income for me, and it hasn't. It's been a year-long journey of letting that go, shifting to an experience of having "put it in god's hands."
So, heaps of exciting relevance for me in your post. Thanks!