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" I'm just like everyone. I like to feel togetherness with someone. "

Lucinda Williams

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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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" 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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" Sometimes I might borrow something from a song I started a long time ago and see if I can grab something. "

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" I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that. "

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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 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'm fascinated by the whole concept of snake handling. When you read about the Pentecostal snake handlers, what strikes you the most is their commitment. "

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" I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that. "

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" I have a folder of scraps and pieces of paper with stuff, ideas for songs from the last 25 years; just little things, maybe early songs that I finished, but didn't think they were good enough. "

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" I started writing more with my voice in mind. "

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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. "

Lucinda Williams

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

Lucinda Williams

" 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. "

Lucinda Williams

" I'm going to have my moody times. "

Lucinda Williams

" I'd rather play a few nights at the Fillmore than play one night at an arena. "

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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. "

Lucinda Williams

" 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? "

Lucinda Williams

" 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! "

Lucinda Williams

" First thing, I throw on some jeans, a T-shirt and my Keds sneakers and make coffee. That is actually my favorite time of day. That is when I do my songwriting, when I am in writing mode. "

Lucinda Williams

" I'm trying to learn how to tap into the power of my own being. I know it sounds corny. "

Lucinda Williams

" I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together. "

Lucinda Williams

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

Lucinda Williams

" We just did a few takes of a song and just picked the best one. It was real organic and genuine. "

Lucinda Williams

" I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like. "

Lucinda Williams

" If you come into success too soon, you'll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you'll be happier with yourself in the end. "

Lucinda Williams

" I'm trying to get out of my own way. "

Lucinda Williams

" 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. "

Lucinda Williams

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

Lucinda Williams

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

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