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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. "

Lucinda Williams

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Lucinda Williams

Find

Own

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized. "

" 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

Think

Best

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

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

" I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there. "

" 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

Free

Know

" 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. "

" 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? "

" 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. "

" 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! "