Time to go inward, man, I hope I have the nerve, to take inventory of the causes that I serve. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I think, back in the '80s when I was having hits all the time, I took it for granted. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
In my 15 minutes of fame around 'Diamonds and Dirt,' it was not a healthy time for me because of my insecurity. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Time to go inward would you believe that I'm afraid to stare down the barrel of choices I have made. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
The '90s weren't my finest years artistically. I wrote some good songs in there, but in terms of my vision of getting… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I concern myself with timelessness all the time. If you're not swinging for museum quality, your mind is not in the right… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
The old handbook on writing is 'Write what you know.' I come from an autobiographical starting place almost all of the time,… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Favorite country singer of all time... Hank Williams... Well, then there's Willie Nelson. Can I have three? I can't do one. Then… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
If you get a song right for its usage at the time, it can be useful to others. ...Those songs are more… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
With 'Fate's Right Hand,' I think I reached a level of completeness in forming and articulating ideas at around the same time… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
To be earning a living as an artist at any time, any place is kinda the ultimate gift that you can receive… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
In the 74 years and nearly four months marking her time on what she called this crooked old Earth, my mother rarely… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I admired Mary's work very much. From the time someone gave me 'The Liars' Club,' I immediately went into a world where… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
My mother was apt to fall out on the floor and start speaking in tongues. Actually, it was a great performance... It… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Sustaining a narrative in sentences and paragraphs is very different from songwriting. But the dedication to the craft and just the endurance… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
When I was 12 years old, or however old I was when Bringing It All Back Home came out, I'd just skip… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
'The Outsider' is a culmination of a lot of things I've been working diligently toward as a recording artist. Hopefully it will… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Certainly, writing a book was challenging. It took me a long time to learn how to do it. It took me seven… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
The beautiful despair is never fruitless. It keeps you going. Like when I first heard Bob Dylan do 'Things Have Changed,' or… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
For me, my career has never been about what I've done. But it's been about becoming, achieving, and pushing myself further. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
There are certain choices you make as a songwriter, based on vowel sounds and melody and chord changes. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
I've had a nice career. I'm no David Bowie or Bruce Springsteen out there. I'm not an icon. I'm just a working artist. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
My father took me to see Hank Williams on December 14th, 1952. I was two years and four months of age. And I remember… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
Because of my methodology and my sensibilities to write songs, I'm not very comfortable with the notion to rush in any creative endeavor. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
When I was 12 years old, or however old I was when Bringing It All Back Home came out, I'd just skip back and… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
Invariably, collaboration leads to new forms of self-expression and to the things that move you. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
I think, back in the '80s when I was having hits all the time, I took it for granted. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
I've often said to young songwriters when they want to write with me, 'Let's take a stab at ten songs, and we might get… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
For the most part, this record is autobiographical. At some point, the story of 'The Houston Kid' takes my experiences from 6 to 15… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
I cannot say I'm a poet. That's for someone when they take in consideration where they can bestow 'poet' on. I can't do it.… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
When I go back to seek inspiration - whether it be from Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, the Beatles, Hank Williams, Ray Charles or Bob… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share
