Willy Mason Quotes

United States, Singer-Songwriter
November 21, 1984

Willy Mason is an American singer-songwriter. Mason was born in White Plains, New York, the son of Jemima James and Michael Mason, both songwriters. Mason is a direct descendant of the 19th-century philosopher William James, the brother of novelist Henry James.

I'm definitely seeing more and more new people at shows, which is exciting. It's nice for me, because it's a fresh start. I don't feel as obligated to play old favorite songs - it feels like I'm free to try new things because I'm meeting people for the first time. But there's a lot of people who are showing up and they know all the words to the first album and they're requesting songs from the second album.

Willy Mason
- People
- Trying
- Favorite
We can be richer than industry as long as we know that there's things that we don't really need

Willy Mason
- Needs
- Knows
- Industry

Writing from a character is really fun - sometimes you can be more honest through somebody else's perspective.

Willy Mason
The point of my music is to make people feel good. When I do it right, it makes me feel good too.

Willy Mason
- People
- Good
- Music