I always wrote songs. Elementary school, middle school. It didn't feel more creative than speaking. It was just normal to do that. — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
My mom is an elementary school music teacher, a pianist, and a singer, and my dad plays guitar - he's a huge Bruce Springsteen fan. My mom does musical theater, too. All of those influences were around. — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
When I'm on a stage, it's just me, singing a song with words that I wrote and I believe in. And if I don't… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
Being on tour, it's really easy to stop knowing people that you want to know, because you're not sharing experiences; you're not existing in… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
The main way that being adopted has shaped my songwriting is that I was asked at an early age to consider the circumstances that… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
Music was always encouraged as a passion and a hobby, but I was never told, 'This should be your job. You write music and… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm trying to understand people that I don't understand, or things in people or even in myself, I'll say, 'When did this negativity… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
In film school, you get skills, but then you get lackey jobs, working on projects that you probably don't care about. And there's something… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I think a lot about my obsessive need to document things and what it's going to mean in the future. — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I've talked with friends about this: when you write about yourself, that's what people connect to. When you write a sermon or a lesson,… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I was always writing. I've always been attracted to words and stories, communication. — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I was always taught to be grateful, and so the question came early: What is there to be grateful for? Why is life supposed… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I really enjoy navigating the business aspect of having a band, and there is a great amount of instinct. You don't wanna work with… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I feel like the expectations have gone up. It's not a complaint, but it's a little intimidating. People are like, 'Oh, you're on Matador.… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
