“Human beings are the only creatures on earth that allow their children to come back home.” Quote by Bill Cosby
“I discovered the same thing Gram Parsons did, that soul music and country music are practically identical. Based off of the same chord structures, and the songs are of heartache and loss. The main connection is they both came up in church.” SoulCountrySongChurchLossConnectionsStructureHeartacheChordsIdenticalMusic Soul Author:Justin Townes Earle
“I know I'm never going to be a big pop star, because I'm not willing to conform.” KnowsBigsStarsWillingPopsConformPop Stars Author:Justin Townes Earle
“As a southern man, there's two things I'm definitely not scared of: bow ties and white pants.” MenTwoWhiteScaredTiesTwo ThingsSouthernPantsBowsBow TieWhite Pants Author:Justin Townes Earle
“Stories and cigarettes ruined lives of lesser girls.” StoriesGirlCigaretteRuinedRuined Life Author:Pete Yorn
“I think the suggestion that all my songs are personal is insulting because that assumes that I have a bunch of issues that I feel the need to unload on strangers. That is not the case. It also assumes that I just talk about myself the whole time which, again, is not true.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsWholeSongCasesIssuesAssumingStrangerBunchSuggestionsInsulting Author:Elliott Smith
“Playing things too safe is the most popular way to fail.” WayFearFailingRiskFailureSafeMusicianRisk-takingPlaying It SafePlay Safe Author:Elliott Smith
“Everybody gets a tag. If you listen to a Velvet Underground record, you don't think, 'Godfathers of Punk.' You just think, 'This sounds great.' The tags are there in order to help try to sell something by giving it a name that's going to stick in somebody's memory. But it doesn't describe it. So 'depressing' isn't a word I would use to describe my music. But there is some sadness in it -- there has to be, so that the happiness in it will matter.” IfsThinkingGivingTryingMatterHelpingUseOrderNamesSoundMemoriesRecordsSadnessSellsSticksPunkDepressingTagVelvetVelvet Underground Author:Elliott Smith