“Of course, Im older now. Im in a different place in my life than when I wrote the songs for Car Wheels or Essence or whatever. Different things were going on.” DifferentSongCoursesCarEssenceWheelsDifferent ThingsDifferent Place Author:Lucinda Williams
“Sometimes I dream song ideas. I write a song in my dream, the melody and everything. But then sometimes I can't remember them. I think later on, I probably do.” ThinkingWritingI CanIdeasSometimesDreamRememberSongMelody Author:Lucinda Williams
“I don't keep a journal anymore. I did when I was a teenager, but now because I write about it all in my songs, that's what I'm really doing.” WritingSongTeenagerJournal Author:Lucinda Williams
“When I started out playing guitar and singing, I was about twelve, going on thirteen. The role models for me back then were the folk singers. They all had these high, really nice voices and ranges, like Judy Collins and Joan Baez, and then later, of course, Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt. I decided early on that I was going to learn how to write songs really, really well, because I didn't want to have to compete as a singer. I didn't feel that it was my strong point.” WantFeelsWritingWellsSongCoursesStrongVoiceRolesNiceModelsSingingDecidedGuitarFolksSingersRangeRole ModelsTwelveReally NiceThirteenPlaying Guitar 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
“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 guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been broken.” IfsKnowsWritingHeartSongBrokenBroken HeartBroken Promises Author:Lucinda Williams
“Some of their best songs don't have bridges and choruses. So that made me think I should trust my instincts. My songs were okay, I figured. I didn't need to change anything.” ThinkingNeedsShouldMadeSongChangeOkayInstinctBridgesChorusNeed A Change Author:Lucinda Williams
“I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that.” WritingI CanInspirationSongSpeakEasyBreakupSongwritersSinger Songwriters Author:Lucinda Williams
“I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.” WorldSongSweetVersionsOld WorldIntonation Author:Lucinda Williams
“I started writing songs, I guess, when I was about 13 or 14, but I didn't know if they were good enough yet or anything.” IfsKnowsWritingEnoughSongGood EnoughWriting Songs Author:Lucinda Williams
“The old jazz singers or old blues singers, you always just saw them kind of sitting down and singing. They weren't worried as much about their voice sounding perfect. They would make the song kind of fit their voice.” KindSongVoicePerfectSawsFitSingingSittingDown AndJazzSingersWorriedSitting Down Author:Lucinda Williams
“I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there” KnowsWantIdeasSongSoundKnow How Author:Lucinda Williams
“I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?” MeanSongLossFocusTragedyLost FriendshipLost Friend Author:Lucinda Williams
“We just did a few takes of a song and just picked the best one. It was real organic and genuine.” RealSongGenuine Author:Lucinda Williams
“Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent puzzle. Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.” WorldShouldArtSelfWholeAbleSongOffersComplicatedWhole WorldElitesListenersPuzzlesSelf Indulgent Author:Lucinda Williams
“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?” FeelsMeanImportantArtistSongWorkFansComfortableAlbumsThese DaysMiscellaneousWhat's ImportantBeing Me Author:Lucinda Williams
“I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together.” WritingTogetherSongRecordsFit Author:Lucinda Williams
