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" 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. "

Lucy Dacus

Funny

Nothing

Sad

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Lucy Dacus

Understanding

Words

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Lucy Dacus

Myself

People

" I don't retain facts very well when it comes to music history. "

" 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. "

" Being on tour, it's really easy to stop knowing people that you want to know, because you're not sharing experiences; you're not existing in the minor moments of somebody's life. "

" I called it 'Historian' because I feel like most of my creative efforts are efforts to capture something or to document it. "

Lucy Dacus

Capture

Feel

" My mom is an elementary-school music teacher. For her, music is an educational tool. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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

" 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

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" I think I've had extremes of being unable to exist outside of my own head, and then I only am existing for other people... There's a middle ground where I should take care of myself and other people. "

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

" A breakup is a state of mind that needs encouragement and needs hopeful, forward thinking. "

" 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 love Led Zeppelin! "

" 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. "

Lucy Dacus

People

" 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. "

" Music was always encouraged as a passion and a hobby, but I was never told, 'This should be your job. You write music and record for a living.' It doesn't happen for people. "

" In middle school, you're figuring out how you're affecting people, and sometimes you're affecting people negatively. And what sucks is that it can affect people for their whole lives. I didn't realize I was a part of that. "