“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 started writing little short stories and poems as soon as I learned to read and write. I think I was six years old. And then when I got to be eleven, twelve, and into my teens, I was just listening to records all the time, and I got a guitar. I started to take guitar lessons when I was twelve.” ThinkingWritingYearsLittlesStoriesRecordsListeningLessonsSixGuitarShort StoryTwelveTeensElevenJust ListenSix Year Olds 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
“I think in the world of rock music or whatever it's called - anything outside of Nashville - there's a lot more freedom within that industry to do whatever you want to do.” ThinkingWorldWantRocksIndustryRock MusicNashvilleDo Whatever You Want 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
“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
“It's just the more you do it the better you get, or at least that's how I feel in my case. I think it's a combination of confidence and just having done it this long and just learning. I'm always learning. I'm still honing my craft.” ThinkingFeelsLongStillsDoneCasesCraftsCombinationSongwritingAlways LearningHoning Author:Lucinda Williams
