“I think the nature of songwriters is that they are philosophers, and philosophers have a bent towards poetry and songwriting, so I think that the two run around together. The nature of a songwriter could be philosophical. Looking for universal ideas, a way to say things, get the story across as a means of entertaining, provoking thought.” ThinkingWayMeanTwoIdeasStoriesRunningTogetherUniversalPhilosophicalPhilosopherSongwritingEntertainingSongwritersProvokingBent Author:Tom T. Hall
“I never fixed a story. I didn't make judgments, I let the listener make judgments. When I got to the end of the story, if it had a moral, I let the listener find it.” IfsEndsStoriesMoralJudgmentFixedListeners Author:Tom T. Hall
“I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories.” WritingWellsBookStoriesReadingIllusionShort StoryTraveledLiteracyReading And Writing Author:Tom T. Hall
