Natalie Merchant is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She joined
10,000 Maniacs in 1981
and left it to begin her solo career in 1993.
-Wikipedia
Birth name:
Natalie Anne Merchant
Nicknames:
Whirling Dervish
Gnat
Born:
October 26, 1963 ( age
)
From:
Jamestown, New York, United States
Genres:
Alternative rock, pop, folk
Occupations:
Musician, Songwriter
Height:
5' 1" (1.55 m)
Educations:
Jamestown Community College of The State University of New York (SUNY)
Spouse:
Daniel de la Calle (m. 2003-2012)
Children:
Daughter, Lucia (B. 2003)
Siblings:
Older Brother, Younger Brother, Older Sister
Instruments:
Vocals, keyboard, piano
Years active:
1981-present
Associated acts:
10,000 Maniacs
Natalie Merchant Trivia:
• She has been a vegetarian since 1980
• She dropped out of high school when she was 16
• Like her childhood hero Da Vinci she can write left-handed, upside-down and backwards
Natalie Merchant Quotes:
"Be true to yourself, and, um, don't worry about some large companies' quarterly profit index. "
"I don't want to live in a culture of despair. I'd like to live in a culture of hope. "
"I would say I'd rather dig a ditch, you know, do hard, manual labor than write lyrics. "
"I'm on this search trying to figure out exactly who I am and what I have to say to people. "
"It's funny, I remember doing the Johnny Carson show, and, uh, I couldn't afford my rent."
"The '60s aesthetic has never really appealed to me, the tie-dyed Deadhead running barefoot through the forest
on LSD. I don't think that's really me. But I've been a vegetarian for 17 years and I consider myself an
environmentalist in as much as I can be, considering the job that I have. I prefer living in the countryside
rather than the city; I find it more sane and sustaining for myself..."
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