“I've always written songs to use music as a form of therapy or as a way to look at my obstacles or my memories from a different perspective. It's always helped me realize the grass isn't always greener and how I need to live more in the moment. My songwriting is a documentation of whatever's happening in my life at that point in time.” WayNeedsLooksDifferentMomentsUseFormSongRealizingMemoriesWrittenPerspectiveHappeningsObstaclesGrassTherapySongwritingDifferent PerspectiveGreenerDocumentation Author:Chuck Ragan
“It's always a blast playing the new stuff. But I feel like songs, in a way, are never finished. You get to a point where you're comfortable enough to put a stamp on it and send it out there, but even after recording it, when you're playing it live, you hear different harmonies, you hear different notes, you hear different tempos or peaks and valleys in the song.” WayFeelsDifferentEnoughSongStuffComfortableHarmonyNotesFinishedValleysStampsBlastTempoNew StuffPeaks And Valleys Author:Chuck Ragan
“It's always important to draw a line somewhere in a respectful way where you're still approachable, you're still there for the people and meeting them halfway, but you're not neglecting your own duties and your own time to rejuvenate to be able to do it again.” PeopleWayStillsImportantAbleLinesDutyDrawsMeetingsNeglectHalfwayRespectful Author:Chuck Ragan
“It's a whole nother aspect of this life that most people have no idea about. There's the loved ones, the wives, the girlfriends, the children. Some of the people out here are fathers and mothers. Whether you mean to or not, you end up neglecting your family in a lot of ways. Even if you do your best to keep in touch, the fact of the matter is that you're physically absent.” PeopleIfsWayMeanChildrenIdeasEndsMatterWholeFactsMotherFatherWifeAspectThis LifeNo IdeaOur FamilyGirlfriendNeglectLoved OnesAbsent Author:Chuck Ragan
“People showed me this way of dealing with music, writing songs, thinking about music and shows and our community and the fact that it doesn't have to be about being popular or fashion or making money.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingFactsShowsSongCommunityFashionMaking MoneyOur CommunityWriting SongsBeing PopularMusic Writing Author:Chuck Ragan
“It's an opportunity that's there for all of us, like a life raft or preserver to hang onto when there's nothing else or no one else around because man, we're human and no matter what, one way or another, everyone of us in our lives, at some point in time, are going to feel alone.” MenWayFeelsHumansMatterOpportunityOur LivesNo Matter WhatOne Way Author:Chuck Ragan
