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> [I met some people who showed me a path in music where they were like hey, look, while yes, it can have to do with being popular and making money, it DOESN'T have to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/i-met-some-people-who-showed-me-a-path-in-music-where-they-were-like/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/chuck-ragan-23704_being-popular_i-met-some-people-who-showed-me-a-path-i_757799.jpg)

> [People showed me this way of dealing with music, writing songs, thinking about music and shows and our community and the fact that it doesn't have to be about being popular or fashion or making money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/people-showed-me-this-way-of-dealing-with-music-writing-songs/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/chuck-ragan-23704_being-popular_people-showed-me-this-way-of-dealing-wit_2447661.jpg)

## More by Chuck Ragan

> [Creating records and writing music with people I admire and respect is a very spiritual and enlightening thing for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/creating-records-and-writing-music-with-people-i-admire-and-respect/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [You're always kind of shifting and changing and it's a really exciting process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/you-re-always-kind-of-shifting-and-changing-and-it-s-a-really/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [I've always written songs to use music as a form of therapy or as a way to look at my obstacles or my memories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/i-ve-always-written-songs-to-use-music-as-a-form-of-therapy-or-as-a/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [Well we never set out to write a concept album. I've always used song writing as a therapeutic release so in that process, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/well-we-never-set-out-to-write-a-concept-album-i-ve-always-used-song/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [It almost feels like I have the best of both worlds in a sense. I also respect the fact that all of this could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/it-almost-feels-like-i-have-the-best-of-both-worlds-in-a-sense-i-also/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [I met some people who showed me a path in music where they were like hey, look, while yes, it can have to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/i-met-some-people-who-showed-me-a-path-in-music-where-they-were-like/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [I mean we're all guilty of getting sidetracked or getting taken away from our loved ones. Whether we believe it or not, or care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/i-mean-we-re-all-guilty-of-getting-sidetracked-or-getting-taken-away/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [It's an opportunity that's there for all of us, like a life raft or preserver to hang onto when there's nothing else or no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/it-s-an-opportunity-that-s-there-for-all-of-us-like-a-life-raft-or/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [I find a ton of inspiration from the artists that I'm writing with, that I'm playing shows with, and that I'm sitting down and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/i-find-a-ton-of-inspiration-from-the-artists-that-i-m-writing-with/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [On the road, it's constant sensory overload, and it's easy to lose track of days and time and to get caught up in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/on-the-road-it-s-constant-sensory-overload-and-it-s-easy-to-lose/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [It's always a blast playing the new stuff. But I feel like songs, in a way, are never finished. You get to a point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/it-s-always-a-blast-playing-the-new-stuff-but-i-feel-like-songs-in-a/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [We can use music as a tool to overcome things. It was a beautiful age and realization for me, an awakening. I felt like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/we-can-use-music-as-a-tool-to-overcome-things-it-was-a-beautiful-age/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [Balance is everything. And I'm not just speaking from a road perspective - even from home. My wife and I work out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/balance-is-everything-and-i-m-not-just-speaking-from-a-road/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [I find artists like Tim Barry, Cory Branan, and Jenny Owen Youngs, these current artists that are doing what they're doing now are my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/i-find-artists-like-tim-barry-cory-branan-and-jenny-owen-youngs-these/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

> [Over the years since then though, I couldn't even begin to try and count all the mistakes I've made but also, all the joys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-ragan/over-the-years-since-then-though-i-couldn-t-even-begin-to-try-and/)

[Chuck Ragan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-ragan/)

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