“I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing them off. I pick my battles.” PeopleBattlePicksSakePoliteDichotomy Author:Lucinda Williams
“I think we start suffering as soon as we come out of the womb. I think that people tend to stereotype. When they think of suffering, they think of abuse - physical abuse, emotional abuse, poverty, that kind of thing. There's different levels of suffering. I don't think that it has to do with how much money you have - if you were raised in the ghetto or the Hamptons. For me it's more about perception: self-perception and how you perceive the world.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldKindDifferentSelfSufferingLevelsPovertyEmotionalPerceptionAbuseRaisedPerceiveStereotypeEmotional AbuseWombGhettoDifferent LevelsPhysical AbuseSelf PerceptionHamptons Author:Lucinda Williams
“Believe it or not, people went so far as to suggest that I might not be able to write songs anymore because now I am married. I tried to explain again that there are other things to write about besides boy meets girl, girl meets boy, boy breaks up with girl, girl is sad.” PeopleWritingBelieveMightAbleSongGirlBoysBreakMarriedBoy Meets Girl Author:Lucinda Williams
“People seemed to think, you get to a certain age or you get married or you, you're comfortable. And so now there's nothing to write about: that angst is gone. The youthful angst. And that just hasn't happened with me.” PeopleThinkingWritingAgeCertainGoneHappenedComfortableMarriedAngst Author:Lucinda Williams
“There's always stuff to write about. So it's very gratifying on a lot of levels. This is stuff I got asked over and over again, or heard about. People would ask me about it, but they kind of knew the answer. It would be this ongoing question: "Your fans are wondering, now that you're married, are you still going to be able to write songs?" I'm serious! I would get asked that!” PeopleWritingKindSongWonderSeriousMarriedAsk Me Author:Lucinda Williams
“I don't want to beat people over the head with my political views. It's more about the humanitarian aspect of it.” PeoplePoliticalHumanitarianPolitical View Author:Lucinda Williams
“People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.” PeopleHappinessFearObstaclesHappyHang UpsPersonal Happiness Author:Lucinda Williams
“So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight.” PeopleSpotlight Author:Lucinda Williams
“I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.” PeopleTryingDifferentDifferent ThingsImpatient Author:Lucinda Williams
“Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.” PeopleRealStuffPovertyStreetsHypeDeceptive Author:Lucinda Williams
“You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.” PeopleWayWantShouldSeemsSuccessReadyCrafts Author:Lucinda Williams
“I've had trouble being in relationships and writing. This has been a real problem for me. I don't know if it's because I'm not free to fantasize or create these fantasy things about other people” PeopleIfsKnowsWritingHas BeensRealProblemFantasyTroubleReal ProblemsBeing Free Author:Lucinda Williams
“I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way” PeopleWayIdeasHelpingGrewGrew UpIndependentSpokesHouseholdSupportiveIndependent WomenHelping Each Other Author:Lucinda Williams
