"Three chords is closer to God"

I would encourage you to check out a WONDERFUL interview with Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, aka the Indigo Girls, on the NPR show "On Being" with Krista Tippett.  To hear the interview, entitled "Indigo Girls on Music and Finding God, in Church and Smoky Bars," click here.  If you are a fan of the Indigo Girls, you should really do yourself a favor and take a listen.  I laughed, sang along, and wept while listening to the interview in my car.

Their song "Closer to Fine":  BEST. SONG. EVER. (In my humble opinion.)

The title of this post ("Three chords is closer to God") is a funny line from the interview, when Emily was speaking about her childhood experiences of music.  She joked that she grew up as something of a musical snob, growing up in a household with lots of classical music and jazz playing.  Amy, on the other hand, was into music that was more raw and closer to the ground.  Emily said that, while she believed that music needed to be sophisticated to really be good, Amy had taught her that "Three chords is closer to God." 

As someone who can only play about 4 chords on the guitar (G, C, D, and sometimes B minor), I loved that line.

Enjoy.