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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
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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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" I started writing more with my voice in mind. "
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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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" 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 trying to learn how to tap into the power of my own being. I know it sounds corny. "
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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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" I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly. "
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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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" I'm always coming up with ideas that have been inspired by memories, everyday life and this and that and the other. "
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" People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness. "
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" I'm going to have my moody times. "
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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 just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like. "
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Alone
Up
" I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it. "
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" 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. "
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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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Best
Try
Different
" There's so many other things to write about than unrequited love. "
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Than
Write
" 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. "
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" I have had to come to terms with wearing glasses. "
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" I am trying to get right with God. I'm sort of making a statement about the excessiveness. "
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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 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 mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss? "
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Whose
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" I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that. "
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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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" 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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" I'm trying to get out of my own way. "
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" I don't mean to complain. I wouldn't trade my life for anything. "
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" You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready. "
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" I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great. "
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