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> [I think the more the listener can contribute to the song, the better; the more they become part of the song, and they fill in the blanks. Rather than tell them everything, you save your details for things that exist.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-think-the-more-the-listener-can-contribute-to-the-song-the-better/)

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## More by John Prine

> [There's only two things. There's life, and there's death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/there-s-only-two-things-there-s-life-and-there-s-death/)

[John Prine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prine/)

> [One time, I went to school, and they asked us all to find out where our roots were. It's goin' around the class, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/one-time-i-went-to-school-and-they-asked-us-all-to-find-out-where-our/)

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> [When I turned 40, I invited Johnny Cash to my party, even though I knew there was gonna be 200 people roasting a pig…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/when-i-turned-40-i-invited-johnny-cash-to-my-party-even-though-i-knew/)

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> [I always had an affinity for older people. I had a job delivering newspapers, and one place I had to go was an old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-always-had-an-affinity-for-older-people-i-had-a-job-delivering/)

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> [It doesn't hit you until you pull up to the hospital, and you see 'cancer' in big letters, and you're the patient. Then it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/it-doesn-t-hit-you-until-you-pull-up-to-the-hospital-and-you-see/)

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> [In high school, I was a poor student.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/in-high-school-i-was-a-poor-student/)

[John Prine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prine/)

> [“I come home from work this evening there was a note in the frying pan said Fix Your Own Supper Babe I Run Off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-come-home-from-work-this-evening-there-was-a-note-in-the-frying-pan/)

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> [Blow up your TV...throw away your paper...move to the country and build you a home. Plant a little garden...eat a lot of peaches...try and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/blow-up-your-tv-throw-away-your-paper-move-to-the-country-and-build/)

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> [Howie Epstein was a kind, patient, and extremely talented musician. He took two years out of his life and dedicated his undivided attention to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/howie-epstein-was-a-kind-patient-and-extremely-talented-musician-he/)

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> [The more producers I talked to, the more I got looked at like I was crazy for wanting to make a live-sounding album.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/the-more-producers-i-talked-to-the-more-i-got-looked-at-like-i-was/)

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> [I was kind of shy as a lad, and a lot of things that made me laugh, I found, did not make other people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-was-kind-of-shy-as-a-lad-and-a-lot-of-things-that-made-me-laugh-i/)

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> [To tell you the truth, the nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame totally surprised me. I had no idea that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/to-tell-you-the-truth-the-nomination-for-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of/)

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> [I could never teach a class on songwriting. I'd tell them to goof off and find a good hideout.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-could-never-teach-a-class-on-songwriting-i-d-tell-them-to-goof-off/)

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> [If somebody tells me to work or exercise, I go the other way. I'll come up with an excuse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/if-somebody-tells-me-to-work-or-exercise-i-go-the-other-way-i-ll-come/)

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> [Ignorance is bliss as a writer, I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/ignorance-is-bliss-as-a-writer-i-think/)

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