Even if I'm writing music, it's with a lyric in mind, to communicate some kind of feeling. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos. — Cass McCombs Ego Copy Share Image
Usually there's no specific reason for loneliness - it's a broad feeling. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
This is rock'n'roll, not classical music. It's about people working together. — Cass McCombs Classical music Copy Share Image
I wouldn't go into the studio if I didn't have a band who's ready, willing, and able. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
“I believe in littering. Waste should not be hidden, but seen.” — Cass McCombs Littering Copy Share Image
A baseball team is like a band. Because, conceptually, there are no heroes in baseball - there's just the team. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
It's not my way to talk about my feelings. They're impudent to myself, so it wouldn't make any sense if I tried… — Cass McCombs Feelings Copy Share Image
I couldn't write a political song. There's just opinion; it's all arbitrary anyway. It's all subjective. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos - they just wanna see someone talking about themselves… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Everyone wants to be well-loved and appreciated but, at the same time, there are some people that just don't want to be… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone knows anything and I don't trust people who say that they do. Don't give me a plan, give… — Cass McCombs Action Copy Share Image
Making music and art is about expressing something that's universally human, maybe even beyond human, at best. — Cass McCombs Art Copy Share Image
I don't like the word "happy." I wouldn't want to use it that context. I enjoy writing songs, it's a really good… — Cass McCombs Challenges Copy Share Image
Bringing the individual into it music only distracts from the universal and makes it trivial. And then it's easy to wash your… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
This is a transitory world, we're all spirits just looking for love and finding it, and holding on. Even if it's a… — Cass McCombs Eternity Copy Share Image
I took piano lessons when I was a little kid, but even before that, you're singing in the classroom and wherever. Gosh,… — Cass McCombs Ancient Copy Share Image
I love being lost! I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone. I think… — Cass McCombs Heart Copy Share Image
To me, craft work is the ultimate. Maybe I got this idea from the autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, who was employed as… — Cass McCombs Angst 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 Creativity Copy Share Image
That's the thing about inspiration, it just smacks you upside the head, you can't plan for it. It comes like a stranger… — Cass McCombs Inspiration Copy Share Image
It's just a joy to be able to work with a lot of different musicians. When you play with great musicians, whether… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm even a musician. I don't play a lot of instruments, not really a soloist or anything. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
If it's possible to have an enemy without making it personal or moral, then that's what I'm trying to do. — Cass McCombs Enemy Copy Share Image
Elvis Presley wore a Star of David and a cross around his neck and, when someone asked him about it, he said,… — Cass McCombs Beautiful Copy Share Image
When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, they keep you on your toes. It comes down to people's… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I grew up in the suburbs and was raised on rap radio, so it took me a long time to stumble upon… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
As long as there are a few people there, I can lose myself, which is the ultimate goal. And that's happening more… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
When I'm trying to write a song for someone else, you can only see anything through your own eyes. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Beggars can't be choosers. We don't have all the money in the world. So anyone who wants to be in the band… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Once biographical information contaminates your consciousness, it's impossible to erase it and look at someone's work the same way again. — Cass McCombs Consciousness Copy Share Image
People take things a little too personal. I write these songs, and they're experiments with thoughts. That's it. I'm not a teacher. — Cass McCombs Experiments Copy Share Image
I don't really write for an album. I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me. It's… — Cass McCombs Album Copy Share Image
That's what I mean by "Western morality," is the lack of morality. There is none. People are out for themselves, and they'll… — Cass McCombs Character Copy Share Image
I just like writing lyrics. I find a little satisfaction in performing live, making records. But primarily, I just try to write… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
When I was young, I used to go to Baha'i camp, and they taught me a lot about the equality of religions. — Cass McCombs Baha Copy Share Image
I think I prefer singing in falsetto. I like the way it sounds. It doesn't sound like my natural voice. It sounds… — Cass McCombs Character Copy Share Image
Dead men always have the last laugh. They win. They're dead. You can't hurt their feelings anymore. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
