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" I feel like the expectations have gone up. It's not a complaint, but it's a little intimidating. People are like, 'Oh, you're on Matador. It's kind of a legendary label - you're going to have to live up to all those other bands.' I guess it's not that explicit. "

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" We were so limited on time for 'No Burden' that we didn't get to overthink anything. There was no going for the perfect take, or even going for three takes. It was kind of nice because what you're hearing is our first impulse. "

Lucy Dacus

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" It's weird to get asked questions that I don't know the answers to... But I like getting questions I don't know the answer to because maybe it's the first time I've been asked to articulate these things. "

" I hear a lot of artists become kinda self-referential, and a lot of people that tour a lot tend to write about the perils of being on the road later in their careers. "

" My mom is an elementary-school music teacher. For her, music is an educational tool. "

" A breakup is a state of mind that needs encouragement and needs hopeful, forward thinking. "

" That's my main complaint with Murakami: that he writes these complex males and then really static women. "

" I like to think of hope as a fact and something that wins out always. Whether you're hopeful or not, actually, you do get through what you're in the middle of. When you're in it, you don't feel like that's possible. But time and time again, we're proven wrong. "

" There's a lot of art that's about loss and sadness, but I would love it if hopefulness were more of a cliche. That's the work that always sticks with me and emboldens me in life. "

" I couldn't have imagined working on a film I didn't believe in. "

" I'm going to name my daughter Emily. "

" Every breakup is preceded by a bad relationship. So breakups should be cause for celebration and triumph. "

" Humans are fascinated with communication. I was always drawn to words and stories, staying in touch with your feelings and being open to what's around you. "

" It's important for me to write songs that feel good to sing every night and remind me of my core, truest beliefs. "

" I think 'Historian' is ultimately a positive record, but I was a little bit worried about taking people into a dark world. I tried to do it with as much care as possible, but it's not easy to ask people to think about death or loss or confusion. "

" If there are people who treat me wrong, I either talk to them about it, or I don't talk to them anymore. It's been the most thoughtful and considerate thing I could do for myself and other people. I am going to try to do that forever. "

Lucy Dacus

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" It's one thing to make something, and then it's another thing to put it in front of other people. "

" There have been a couple specific instances where I've felt like I couldn't survive without interacting with a certain person. I've been involved with some pretty manipulative people who have told me the same thought: that I can't live without them. "

Lucy Dacus

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" I was always taught to be grateful, and so the question came early: What is there to be grateful for? Why is life supposed to be so good? That's still a question I try to answer all the time. "

" I'm never writing as a character. "

" It seems like there's a real world for new ideas in Philly. "

Lucy Dacus

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" The media, and how we're taught to read it, has a huge impact on who we become as people. "

" People actually tell me that I'm living my dream. And I'm like, 'It's a little more nuanced than that.' "

Lucy Dacus

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" I've written in the middle of a conversation or the grocery store or at another band's concert or in the last moments before falling asleep. It's pretty unpredictable. I think it's always flowing, and sometimes I'm not listening. There's no formula for when I'm going to be able to be a good listener to myself. "

" I take photos, I used to make films, I journal incessantly, and I really value the documentation of life. Because it's almost like you are making something special by wanting to make it exist in an object - on paper or even just in the computer - making these recordings, making this music. "

" There was never an 'a-ha' moment when a spider bit me and I knew I could write songs. For that reason, I don't know if I'm always going to be able to. I want to write songs forever, but it's an elusive thing. "

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" I was the funny one in my group; there was a lot pressure to be responsible for everyone's happiness. I didn't like watching other friends of mine be called the 'pretty one' or the 'smart one.' That had no depth, and it didn't match how I knew them. "

" I don't retain facts very well when it comes to music history. "

" I think I've had extremes of being unable to exist outside of my own head, and then I only am existing for other people... There's a middle ground where I should take care of myself and other people. "

" Even people that are close to me or people that are acquaintances... The only question I get now is, 'How is music going?' It's an overpowering quality of my life now, the fact that I write songs. It's weird to navigate what that means socially. "

" Writing has never been an intentional endeavor to me. I know a lot of people have experiences and then sit down and try to sort them out through song, but whenever I sit down to write, it comes out hackneyed or overly saccharine. "