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" I'm always coming up with ideas that have been inspired by memories, everyday life and this and that and the other. "

Lucinda Williams

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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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" The way I look at life, whatever I'm doing at that time in my life is going to be reflected in my songs, for the most part. "

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" People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness. "

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" I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way. "

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" I have had to come to terms with wearing glasses. "

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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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" The more I separate myself from my upbringing, the more I appreciate what it's done for me. "

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" Of course, I'm older now. I'm 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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" 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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" We just did a few takes of a song and just picked the best one. It was real organic and genuine. "

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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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" 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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" 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 mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss? "

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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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" 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 guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been broken. "

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