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> [When you wrote a song way back in the day, you were writing material to play live. And you would buy the CD at the shows if you like the show. You may not listen to the CD, you might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/when-you-wrote-a-song-way-back-in-the-day-you-were-writing-material/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/travis-morrison-27885_back-in-the-day_when-you-wrote-a-song-way-back-in-the-da_2929450.jpg)

## More by Travis Morrison

> [ I sometimes try a variance of the drawer trick - \[I write it\] and then come back to it and see if it blows. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/i-sometimes-try-a-variance-of-the-drawer-trick-i-write-it-and-then/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [I like to write early in the morning, like, 5 a.m. If I'm really on my game, I don't have any coffee or stimulants.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/i-like-to-write-early-in-the-morning-like-5-a-m-if-i-m-really-on-my/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [I try to be patient. I feel like the point of art is to go down within yourself and to pop up into other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/i-try-to-be-patient-i-feel-like-the-point-of-art-is-to-go-down-within/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [Advice is not really very useful. People gave me terrible advice, and I guess I was just smart enough to ignore some of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/advice-is-not-really-very-useful-people-gave-me-terrible-advice-and-i/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [There are bands, like R.E.M., who want to have 17 records, and some are terrible and some are great. I don't know if people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/there-are-bands-like-r-e-m-who-want-to-have-17-records-and-some-are/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [Your ego gets activated real quick, you really want to impress yourself. But when you come back to it, sometimes you're like, "Yeah, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/your-ego-gets-activated-real-quick-you-really-want-to-impress/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [I like being a musician that's also a fly on the wall. I like people coming in the room and doing what they do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/i-like-being-a-musician-that-s-also-a-fly-on-the-wall-i-like-people/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [At certain point, you realize it's easy to play music for the rest of your life: just don't sell your guitar. Maybe you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/at-certain-point-you-realize-it-s-easy-to-play-music-for-the-rest-of/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [I saw an interview with Jay-Z where he said he didn't write down any of his lyrics, so I tried that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/i-saw-an-interview-with-jay-z-where-he-said-he-didn-t-write-down-any/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [I'm fascinated with the attitude of younger rock bands, even ones that are making money at it. I don't ever hear them talk about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/i-m-fascinated-with-the-attitude-of-younger-rock-bands-even-ones-that/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [Now, by and large, people are recording material to put on YouTube. I have a theory that YouTube is, in the end, the #1…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/now-by-and-large-people-are-recording-material-to-put-on-youtube-i/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [I like to go play shows just to see people, so I'm not in the game of like, "You're at my show, you're gonna…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/i-like-to-go-play-shows-just-to-see-people-so-i-m-not-in-the-game-of/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [I'm a total ho for any writing workshop, any technique from anyone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/i-m-a-total-ho-for-any-writing-workshop-any-technique-from-anyone/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [If a band isn't coming up with two to four of those when they pick up their instruments, then they have problems - even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/if-a-band-isn-t-coming-up-with-two-to-four-of-those-when-they-pick-up/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

> [I wanted to be a writer when I was a little kid. Then I wanted to be Pete Townshend - the songwriting guitarist who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-morrison/i-wanted-to-be-a-writer-when-i-was-a-little-kid-then-i-wanted-to-be/)

[Travis Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-morrison/)

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