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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. "

Lucinda Williams

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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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I certainly had my God-can-you-just-take-me-now-I've-just-had-it-I'm-checking-out-let-me-off-the-train-I'm-done kind of thing. But, you know, I would never actually do it. I just can't imagine what it would take to do that. "

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

Lucinda Williams

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

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

Lucinda Williams

Started

Mind

" 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. "

" You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready. "

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

" I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that. "

" I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great. "

" 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. "

" So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight. "

" 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. "

" Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets. "

" 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. "

Lucinda Williams

Find

Own

" 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

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Best

" I am trying to get right with God. I'm sort of making a statement about the excessiveness. "

" I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly. "

" 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. "

" 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! "