Lucinda Williams Quotes
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I started writing more with my voice in mind.
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The man I lived with is a Christian, so I would talk to him about it. What would this person do in the Bible? What's the story around this person? Generally, when people talk about characters in the Bible, there's one thing they're known for, like Job.
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There's so many other things to write about than unrequited love.
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Some of their best songs don't have bridges and choruses. So that made me think I should trust my instincts. My songs were okay, I figured. I didn't need to change anything.
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I started writing songs, I guess, when I was about 13 or 14, but I didn't know if they were good enough yet or anything.
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I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.
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I've had trouble being in relationships and writing. This has been a real problem for me. I don't know if it's because I'm not free to fantasize or create these fantasy things about other people.
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In so many interviews, they bring up the sexual aspect of the record. I've had some journalists say it sounds like I'm lying down in bed singing with a microphone. It gets so old!
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My approach to recording and all that is pretty organic. It just has to do with all the songs I wrote; go in and record them.
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I'm trying to get out of my own way.
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I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?
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I'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it.
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You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process.
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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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I'm going to have my moody times.
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I don't mean to complain. I wouldn't trade my life for anything.
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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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I'm trying to learn how to tap into the power of my own being. I know it sounds corny.
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I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there.
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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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The more I separate myself from my upbringing, the more I appreciate what it's done for me.
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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 have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly.
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I would worry if I wasn't coming up with ideas, if I wasn't inspired.