A biography for Susan Tedeschihasn’t been written yet.
“Touring is tough because I'm the mom, and when the kids come out they want to hang out with me.”
“The people I liked all told a story playing guitar. There are a lot of flashy guys out there I didn't like. Whereas someone like B.B. King could play one note and make people feel it - that's way deeper.”
“Playing shows is great, but so is being at home for your son's little league games.”
“It's just cool to come back and play at some of these venues that you used to go see shows at.”
“When I was in college, I didn't know a lot of female guitar players. It was Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, Lita Ford, Joan Jett. Those were the only four women I could name.”
“You know, I really do like owls. I love a lot of animals.”
“I always loved to sing, and my mom was always doing musical theater, and my dad was always with his acoustic guitar and Bob Dylan harmonica neck brace with all his harmonicas. So Dad definitely got me more influenced on the blues and folk side, but my mom put me in musical theater at 6 years old.”
“Byron Bay is a special festival.”
“A lot of the people I really admire that I've met, I haven't been disappointed. I've been very lucky and very blessed that way.”
“I don't have Janis as a singing influence that much, but the way I emote with my voice is similar. Probably the key thing is that the two of us are both trying to sing like Etta James!”
“You have to learn the dynamics of a song, and that takes time and practice. Sometimes, it takes years of playing it.”
“Derek ended up being in so many projects, he decided at a certain point it was time to focus on one thing. He asked me if I'd be interested in collaborating. Of course, at the time, we were doing great with our solo bands, and things were happening.”
“I create music everywhere.”
“If I'm, you know, in that mind-set and you're just playing in a bar and it's dark and you just dig in, I miss those days where you can just play blues and just get all nasty.”
“You can have a song that means one thing to one person and a completely different thing to another, but it can have the same kind of impact.”
“I'm an emotional person.”
“I can't tell you how many people think I'm here as the reincarnated Janis Joplin. People come up to me and say, 'You are her!'”
“It's a really unique experience to have a band that's a 12 piece working together as one mind.”
“You need to do at least 100, 150 shows a year to get really good.”
“I have so many influences, you couldn't write them all down.”