Lucinda Williams Quotes
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RB Morris is the greatest unknown singer-songwrit er in the US.
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What I do as a songwriter is a constant force in my life, that I'm grateful to have.
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I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?
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Blaze Foley was a genius and a beautiful loser.
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Theres so many other things to write about than unrequited love.
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Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent puzzle. Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.
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I feel a lot more comfortable being me these days. I'm constantly told that my work is good. A lot of fans and a lot of other artists say my songs and albums mean a lot to them. Isn't that what's important?
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I'm trying to get out of my own way
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Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized.
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The old jazz singers or old blues singers, you always just saw them kind of sitting down and singing. They weren't worried as much about their voice sounding perfect. They would make the song kind of fit their voice.
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It's really about living in your head... just looking out at the world, then going back into your head and tossing around a lot of ideas and coming out with something interesting to say.
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Of course, Im older now. Im in a different place in my life than when I wrote the songs for Car Wheels or Essence or whatever. Different things were going on.
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I'd rather play a few nights at the Fillmore than play one night at an arena.
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I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that.
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Believe it or not, people went so far as to suggest that I might not be able to write songs anymore because now I am married. I tried to explain again that there are other things to write about besides boy meets girl, girl meets boy, boy breaks up with girl, girl is sad.
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I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.
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You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.
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I started writing more with my voice in mind.
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So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight.
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When I started out playing guitar and singing, I was about twelve, going on thirteen. The role models for me back then were the folk singers. They all had these high, really nice voices and ranges, like Judy Collins and Joan Baez, and then later, of course, Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt. I decided early on that I was going to learn how to write songs really, really well, because I didn't want to have to compete as a singer. I didn't feel that it was my strong point.
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First thing, I throw on some jeans, a T-shirt and my Keds sneakers and make coffee. That is actually my favorite time of day. That is when I do my songwriting, when I am in writing mode.
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I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like.
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Just because I'm talking about something that might have been a sad or painful situation doesn't mean that I'm sad or tortured 24 hours a day any more than anybody else is.
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I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that.
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It's easier to write songs when you're single.
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Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.
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The more I separate myself from my upbringing, the more I appreciate what it's done for me.
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People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.
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I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing them off. I pick my battles.
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Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it.
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