A biography for Gracie Abramshasn’t been written yet.
“The thing that has been the coolest part about social media is that I get to connect with complete strangers from different parts of the universes... It's just been nice to talk to real people. Even if it's not in person.”
“That's what I love about songwriting. It's why I've been obsessed with Joni Mitchell forever. You can place yourself right in the moment that she's in, and it makes you feel very close to her as an artist. Feeling like you know someone through their writing strengthens your relationship to all their future music, in my experience.”
“Being outspoken has always been one of the more important aspects of growing up with my parents. Whether it's art or politics you feel passionate about, it's about not oppressing that - be vocal about it. Even if it's not popular.”
“I'm never really thinking about other people when I'm writing.”
“I grew up in L.A. and started recording here first and it felt very different than when I went to Long Pond for the first time, and it really broadened my imagination for the kind of life that I could have if I'm lucky enough to do the thing that I love, versus what I assumed to be the blueprint that always secretly made me feel a little depressed.”
“Writing 'Good Riddance,' there was a lot of working through feelings in real time, in a way where there were lots of questions being asked.”
“I've used so many different brow products, so I feel like a slightly reliable source on the brow front.”
“The older I've got, the more I see my parents as people and not just my parents. I should have asked them for advice more often than I did.”
“I have learned how to crack an egg with one hand.”
“My priority is being able to move and breathe the most freely on stage.”
“Growing up is weird.”
“To unwind, I love stretching.”
“I am a huge fan of Ethel Cain.”
“I found when I was really little that my instinct was to write before talking to other people about the way that I felt.”
“Unfortunately, for a really long time younger people had assumed we would be OK in the hand of the older generation, but clearly we can't rely on them to shape the future that we want to see.”
“Whenever it feels good to write, I just am so relieved, and that is the one revelation every time. I thank God that I know it works for me emotionally and mentally. It's a really grounding practice, and I don't know what I would do if I didn't have it.”
“I played rowdy sports and I only have brothers, but my mom had two lipsticks and they were both Chanel. One of them was a dark red, and the other one was a nude shade.”
“That's the thing about Taylor's music. When one of her songs lands in a specific place in your life, it feels like you're the only person in the world who has that extreme of a connection to the song.”
“Growing up, if I didn't want to talk to someone about the way that I was feeling, I would go write instead. I think that can easily turn into a place where your experiences become very one-sided, and there's that narrative that isn't the full picture.”
“I learned how to really write when I was in third grade and I fell in love with the secrecy of journalling.”