I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
A lot of religious texts make for good reading. That's why they hold up. — Cass McCombs Good reading Copy Share Image
Music is the marriage of the feelings of the living to the wisdom of the dead. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words. — Cass McCombs Folk Copy Share Image
Sometimes I feel like I finish a song, and there's another song that I have to write in response to that song.… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Thank God we don't know a lot about Shakespeare or Moses or Homer or Lautreamont. These are the best guys we got,… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give… — Cass McCombs Connection Copy Share Image
I don't care much about politics. That kind of witchcraft I stay away from because people end up dead. I'd rather die… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I think it's worthwhile to expand your comfort level and just do something awful. I wasn't trying to make music for money. — Cass McCombs Comfort Copy Share Image
I don't like going to the studio. It just seems too cold. There's no crowd to react to, or share anything with;… — Cass McCombs Cold Copy Share Image
I don't think music is my job - I don't think about it that way, because I don't really get paid. There's… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
It doesn't mean that I'm overly enthusiastic about much music. Except the people that really touch me. It has to touch me,… — Cass McCombs Enthusiastic Copy Share Image
I think I have some very meaningful relationships with people; we all do. At the same time, I recognize that everyone is… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I think a master craftsman is someone who is unpretentious. He has a physical object in front of him and, while he… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Thank god we don't know a lot about William Shakespeare or Moses or Homer or Lautréamont. These are the best guys we… — Cass McCombs Art Copy Share Image
If you've ever sang in falsetto, you know that your throat is between your voice and your mouth. In a standard voice,… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I wouldn't claim to know what another person is thinking. I can imagine it, but it's my interpretation, and I try to… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
The writing of the record didn't take long, because I just have a huge stack of papers and I just pluck from… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Making music and art is about expressing something that's universally human, maybe even beyond human, at best. To make it about the… — Cass McCombs Art Copy Share Image
It's not like that when you're a songwriter - songwriters aren't like pulp writers or journalists, even. You just follow the muse.… — Cass McCombs Inspiration Copy Share Image
It's the stupidest thing of all time, going on tour. It deteriorates the soul, but it's fun. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice. — Cass McCombs Advice Copy Share Image
Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music. — Cass McCombs Community Copy Share Image
I think I like singing when I'm singing live. It's just in the studio when it's a drag. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
People just wanna see someone talking about themselves constantly. I'm not interested in that. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Folk art has never been much about politics; it's about action and utility. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
As it turns out, it's really expensive to make movies, much more than records. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Try to keep your mind. Try not to eat bad, try not to wake up with too bad of a hangover. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in an idea of boundless love - an impersonal, big love. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
