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title: "1 Ego Just Quotes By Tift Merritt"
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> [My point of view as a writer has to be a lot more ego-less than just like being some performer on stage with a hairdo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/my-point-of-view-as-a-writer-has-to-be-a-lot-more-ego-less-than-just/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

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## More by Tift Merritt

> [I think, at the end of the day, I have an outsider's heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/i-think-at-the-end-of-the-day-i-have-an-outsider-s-heart/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [Sometimes when you're writing on a ukulele, you're in a totally new land, rhythmically or melodically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/sometimes-when-you-re-writing-on-a-ukulele-you-re-in-a-totally-new/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [I'm always kind of surprised how much I'm associated with country music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/i-m-always-kind-of-surprised-how-much-i-m-associated-with-country/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [I think that there are a lot of things that come along with being a musician, but I don't want to whine about them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/i-think-that-there-are-a-lot-of-things-that-come-along-with-being-a/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [I think you need a concrete, real-world metaphor to talk about inner life without feeling like a jerk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/i-think-you-need-a-concrete-real-world-metaphor-to-talk-about-inner/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [In France, I discovered that I love writing in the city. There's such an intensity to being in the city that matches the intensity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/in-france-i-discovered-that-i-love-writing-in-the-city-there-s-such/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [France was very opposite of the show-business experience I'd been living; I was anonymous and alone. I wore no makeup, wore the same clothes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/france-was-very-opposite-of-the-show-business-experience-i-d-been/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [The thought of making work that's easily consumed and quickly forgotten - what's the point? I want my work to be cohesive, to age…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/the-thought-of-making-work-that-s-easily-consumed-and-quickly/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [I wanted to dedicate myself completely to the things that matter to me and let everything else go, and I think that's a really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/i-wanted-to-dedicate-myself-completely-to-the-things-that-matter-to/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [You have to be vigilant about keeping your own fire alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/you-have-to-be-vigilant-about-keeping-your-own-fire-alive/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [You can always boil down the life of a musician to touring, playing, and writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/you-can-always-boil-down-the-life-of-a-musician-to-touring-playing/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [I really love music, and I definitely love playing music and getting to be a part of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/i-really-love-music-and-i-definitely-love-playing-music-and-getting/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [I don't want to be overly philosophical, but I think there are things you earn for yourself as you go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/i-don-t-want-to-be-overly-philosophical-but-i-think-there-are-things/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [My work is has always been very, very personal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/my-work-is-has-always-been-very-very-personal/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

> [I travel in a Ford Econoline van with a trailer. So it's not quite so glamorous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tift-merritt/i-travel-in-a-ford-econoline-van-with-a-trailer-so-it-s-not-quite-so/)

[Tift Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tift-merritt/)

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