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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. "

Lucinda Williams

People

Story

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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. "

Lucinda Williams

Approach

Just

" I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" I would worry if I wasn't coming up with ideas, if I wasn't inspired. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

Lucinda Williams

Time

Alone

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

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

" There's so many other things to write about than unrequited love. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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

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

" 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

" 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. "