Adrianne Lenker

thumb|right|Maybe I don't even fully understand once I've written it, but it just feels right. Adrianne Elizabeth Lenker (born May 9, 1991) is an American musician. She is the lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter of the band Big Thief, as well as an established solo artist. Quotes I think I’m learning how to release every day. Recognizing that everything you encounter, touch, or love can become part of you, and in essence never disappears, as long as you can recall it to memory or heart. It’s all so connected that we lose everything, but also, we never lose anything. Interview with The Fader, November 2020 It doesn't feel like it's just originating from my brain. It feels like I'm following an invisible thread of intuition, from one choice to the next... maybe I don't even fully understand once I've written it, but it just feels right. And I just trust that. And then over time, it reveals its layers of meaning to me. That's a mark of what I feel is a good song. It keeps me wanting to play it. Interview with Exclaim!, March 21, 2024 Song lyrics Real love makes your lungs black Real love is a heart attack "Real Love," Masterpiece (Big Thief album) Masterpiece (2016) as quoted by Marcy Donelson of AllMusic This place smells like piss and beer. "Masterpiece," Masterpiece (Big Thief album) Masterpiece (2016) as quoted by Dan Weiss of Spin (magazine) Spin I drove in circles 'round the freight train yard and he turned the headlights off Then he pulled the bottle out then he showed me what was love "Paul," Masterpiece (Big Thief album) Masterpiece (2016) as quoted by Matt Williams of Exclaim! I see all parallels. "Parallels," Masterpiece (Big Thief album) Masterpiece (2016) as quoted by Matt Williams of Exclaim! There's only so much letting go you can ask someone to do. "Masterpiece," Masterpiece (Big Thief album) Masterpiece (2016) as quoted by Jill Mapes of Pitchfork (website) Pitchfork Quotes about Lenker Lenker isn’t the room-swallowing presence that [Frances] Quinlan is, but she more than makes up for it in commanding songcraft, which skews dynamic, dissonant, and placid without ever changing its sepia tone. Dan Weiss of Spin (magazine) Spin External links Category:Guitarists from the United States Category:Women songwriters Category:Living people Category:Women singers from the United States Category:Women guitarists Category:1991 births Category:Women born in the 1990s Category:People from Indianapolis Category:Indie rock artists