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

Lucinda Williams

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" If you come into success too soon, you'll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you'll be happier with yourself in the end. "

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

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" 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? "

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" I'm fascinated by the whole concept of snake handling. When you read about the Pentecostal snake handlers, what strikes you the most is their commitment. "

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

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

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

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" The more I separate myself from my upbringing, the more I appreciate what it's done for me. "

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" 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. "

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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. "

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

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

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" 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! "

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

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" I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together. "

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" You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process. "

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" 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. "

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

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