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" You don't have to make something in order to retain your identity as an artist or a writer or a creative person. A lot of people think they have to be producing in order to maintain that identity. "

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" I've been journaling longer than I've been a musician, longer than I've been an artist, longer than I've been a writer in general. "

Lucy Dacus

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" Negativity, in general, is one of the things that holds people back, and you have to see what's holding you back to get away from it. "

" I was always taught to be grateful, and so the question came early: What is there to be grateful for? Why is life supposed to be so good? That's still a question I try to answer all the time. "

" I don't have any weird gimmicks. I do put on lipstick for the show. That's what separates it. 'Cause I don't wear makeup at all... That's probably the closest thing I have to a routine. "

" 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. "

" 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

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" I value the people who are willing to make themselves vulnerable and share work that is sensitive and maybe even hard to sing sometimes. Because that's the music that provides the most solace and solidarity to the world. "

" There's a lot of art that's about loss and sadness, but I would love it if hopefulness were more of a cliche. That's the work that always sticks with me and emboldens me in life. "

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

" When I'm on a stage, it's just me, singing a song with words that I wrote and I believe in. And if I don't believe in them anymore, I'll stop singing that song. "

" Writing has never been an intentional endeavor to me. I know a lot of people have experiences and then sit down and try to sort them out through song, but whenever I sit down to write, it comes out hackneyed or overly saccharine. "

" Even people that are close to me or people that are acquaintances... The only question I get now is, 'How is music going?' It's an overpowering quality of my life now, the fact that I write songs. It's weird to navigate what that means socially. "

" I'm never writing as a character. "

" I think in 'No Burden' there was a lot of positivity on the record. "

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

" I really enjoy navigating the business aspect of having a band, and there is a great amount of instinct. You don't wanna work with people who make you feel weird, even if they're super qualified. "

" A journal is your completely unaltered voice - it's just for you. And if you know that voice, and you like it, you can bring it out to everyone else, and that's the most honest and vulnerable thing you can do. "

" Film is like sculpture, writing, acting, technical arts, all sorts of arts. And that's why I wanted to do it for so long, because it would include so many places for attention. "

" 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

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" I'm going to name my daughter Emily. "

" The phrase 'no burden' largely captured what I wish people believed about themselves. "

" 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've written in the middle of a conversation or the grocery store or at another band's concert or in the last moments before falling asleep. It's pretty unpredictable. I think it's always flowing, and sometimes I'm not listening. There's no formula for when I'm going to be able to be a good listener to myself. "

" 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. "

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

" That's my main complaint with Murakami: that he writes these complex males and then really static women. "

" I always wrote songs. Elementary school, middle school. It didn't feel more creative than speaking. It was just normal to do that. "

" 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. "

" My favorite music is when the sound is supplementing the message. I don't think it's dramatic; it's cinematic. "