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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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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There's so many other things to write about than unrequited love.
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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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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'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it.
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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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You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process.
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I don't mean to complain. I wouldn't trade my life for 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'm trying to get out of my own way.
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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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Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.
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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 more I separate myself from my upbringing, the more I appreciate what it's done for me.
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I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?
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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'm going to have my moody times.
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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 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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I would worry if I wasn't coming up with ideas, if I wasn't inspired.
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People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.