I would say I’d rather dig a ditch, you know, do hard, manual labor than write lyrics.

Meaning of the quote

Natalie Merchant, an American musician, is saying that she would prefer to do physical, difficult work like digging a ditch rather than writing song lyrics. She finds manual labor more appealing than the creative process of songwriting.

About Natalie Merchant

Natalie Merchant is an American singer-songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the band 10,000 Maniacs. She left the group in 1993 to pursue a successful solo career, releasing nine studio albums to date.

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