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> [If I try to figure out what people want and give it to them, it's a failure. If I try to please people and figure out what's going to get me from point A to point B, I fail. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/if-i-try-to-figure-out-what-people-want-and-give-it-to-them-it-s-a/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

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## More by Gary Louris

> [When you're not working with the same people, you tend to sound different. Even if my personality is the same, it's reflected off different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/when-you-re-not-working-with-the-same-people-you-tend-to-sound/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

> [The lyrics seem to follow the music, and that's usually how I write. I write more about what comes out of my mouth while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/the-lyrics-seem-to-follow-the-music-and-that-s-usually-how-i-write-i/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

> [I'm trying to honestly do what I want to do, in the most honest way, and not worry about the consequences, because what's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/i-m-trying-to-honestly-do-what-i-want-to-do-in-the-most-honest-way/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

> [When you have a lot of time, when you're not working a full-time job, you have a lot of time to question things and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/when-you-have-a-lot-of-time-when-you-re-not-working-a-full-time-job/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

> [As I say to people, never say never.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/as-i-say-to-people-never-say-never/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

> [I just think I just noticed that when I was working on other people's music I found myself missing a bit of the total…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/i-just-think-i-just-noticed-that-when-i-was-working-on-other-people-s/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

> [If anything, my problem is, I'm not a genius, it's just that I can write songs very quick. I have a lot of ideas,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/if-anything-my-problem-is-i-m-not-a-genius-it-s-just-that-i-can-write/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

> [If I try to figure out what people want and give it to them, it's a failure. If I try to please people and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/if-i-try-to-figure-out-what-people-want-and-give-it-to-them-it-s-a/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

> [I can't write from the subconscious actually, because a lot of the time when I co-write with other people, I'm writing for them as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/i-can-t-write-from-the-subconscious-actually-because-a-lot-of-the/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

> [I think my music is a reflection of what I think life is. Which is beautiful and sad, you know. I'm a bit of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/i-think-my-music-is-a-reflection-of-what-i-think-life-is-which-is/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

> [I think my strength is in shaping a song - you know, making it feel like it reaches its peaks and valleys, and ends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-louris/i-think-my-strength-is-in-shaping-a-song-you-know-making-it-feel-like/)

[Gary Louris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-louris/)

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