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" There have been a couple specific instances where I've felt like I couldn't survive without interacting with a certain person. I've been involved with some pretty manipulative people who have told me the same thought: that I can't live without them. "

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" There was never an 'a-ha' moment when a spider bit me and I knew I could write songs. For that reason, I don't know if I'm always going to be able to. I want to write songs forever, but it's an elusive thing. "

Lucy Dacus

Want

Spider

" The media, and how we're taught to read it, has a huge impact on who we become as people. "

" I would not say that my relationships are becoming shallow; if anything, some of them are really being tested in a way that I'm so thankful for my friends that call me and still want to talk. "

" I never considered a career in music because it was too unattainable. I just didn't believe it was possible. "

" Every breakup is preceded by a bad relationship. So breakups should be cause for celebration and triumph. "

" I will say it is funny that writing a song about not wanting to entertain people is what got me a career in entertainment. "

" I don't end up writing songs in my journals, but I'm sure that my ability to write songs has been helped by how consistently and impulsively I try to get my life into words through the journals. "

" Yo La Tengo were a major inspiration for me because they're one of the first bands that I got into on my own, separate from my parents, when I was in high school. I have all their albums. That's the place we'd like be in someday. "

" Humans are fascinated with communication. I was always drawn to words and stories, staying in touch with your feelings and being open to what's around you. "

" I guess the point of that song 'Troublemaker, Doppelganger' is trying to navigate the worth of beauty and if it's hurtful or helpful to value beauty. If it's a curse or a blessing. Is that something really negative and morbid, like the hearse, or is it the limousine - a glamorous symbol of enjoying life? "

" Headliners, no matter the genre, usually are a person or band who has an ethos. "

" Before I even pick up a guitar, usually the words are done. So I'm not first and foremost a musician. I'm first and foremost a writer. "

Lucy Dacus

Done

Guitar

" It seems like there's a real world for new ideas in Philly. "

Lucy Dacus

Real

Ideas

" I can't imagine being in a tour bus. It would be nice, but I think it costs $30,000 a week to rent. And I can't imagine spending what many people make in a year on a vehicle for one week. "

" People actually tell me that I'm living my dream. And I'm like, 'It's a little more nuanced than that.' "

Lucy Dacus

Living

People

" Hopefully when you listen to a song, you can say, 'That's me,' or 'That's someone I know' - you relate to it in a way that's cathartic. "

Lucy Dacus

Say

Song

" When you're a kid, you learn whatever your parents think until you start taking in media. Because all your friends are your age as well, media is the third parent that you ever have. So I think about that a lot, what visual imagery is teaching us, and media in general having a huge impact. "

" You have to laugh at things in order to let them be what they truly are. Because nothing is only sad. Nothing is only funny. There's context to all of those things. "

" I have a huge note on my phone where things just start popping up. It doesn't make that much sense to me at the time, but once a song is finished, I can read into it and figure out who the characters are in my life. "

" It's important for me to write songs that feel good to sing every night and remind me of my core, truest beliefs. "

" I feel like the expectations have gone up. It's not a complaint, but it's a little intimidating. People are like, 'Oh, you're on Matador. It's kind of a legendary label - you're going to have to live up to all those other bands.' I guess it's not that explicit. "

" I just feel like you're being realistic if you can laugh at yourself. "

" I take photos, I used to make films, I journal incessantly, and I really value the documentation of life. Because it's almost like you are making something special by wanting to make it exist in an object - on paper or even just in the computer - making these recordings, making this music. "

" I was always writing. I've always been attracted to words and stories, communication. "

" I was the funny one in my group; there was a lot pressure to be responsible for everyone's happiness. I didn't like watching other friends of mine be called the 'pretty one' or the 'smart one.' That had no depth, and it didn't match how I knew them. "

" Even if somebody wanted to tell me what one of my songs meant to him or her, I can't do it - I would be probably put to tears every time. "

" The main way that being adopted has shaped my songwriting is that I was asked at an early age to consider the circumstances that led to my life, and in a way, I was introduced to how fragile and unlikely life is from the beginning. "

" I heard during our label-searching that some labels hire statisticians instead of A&R people. They'll reach out to the bands that will statistically perform best monetarily instead of going out to shows and having an opinion on which music is good or bad. "

" I've talked with friends about this: when you write about yourself, that's what people connect to. When you write a sermon or a lesson, that may not reach people. I've learned a lot from people who have been writing about themselves. "

" Usually, I'll just be walking from my house to somewhere else, and melodies and words will start coming up, and I'll have to run home to write it all down. "