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> [I'm very grateful that I was given the ability to create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-m-very-grateful-that-i-was-given-the-ability-to-create/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

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## More by Rodney Crowell

> [For me, my career has never been about what I've done. But it's been about becoming, achieving, and pushing myself further.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/for-me-my-career-has-never-been-about-what-i-ve-done-but-it-s-been/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [There are certain choices you make as a songwriter, based on vowel sounds and melody and chord changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/there-are-certain-choices-you-make-as-a-songwriter-based-on-vowel/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [I've had a nice career. I'm no David Bowie or Bruce Springsteen out there. I'm not an icon. I'm just a working artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-ve-had-a-nice-career-i-m-no-david-bowie-or-bruce-springsteen-out/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [My father took me to see Hank Williams on December 14th, 1952. I was two years and four months of age. And I remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/my-father-took-me-to-see-hank-williams-on-december-14th-1952-i-was/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [Because of my methodology and my sensibilities to write songs, I'm not very comfortable with the notion to rush in any creative endeavor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/because-of-my-methodology-and-my-sensibilities-to-write-songs-i-m-not/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [When I was 12 years old, or however old I was when Bringing It All Back Home came out, I'd just skip back and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/when-i-was-12-years-old-or-however-old-i-was-when-bringing-it-all/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [Invariably, collaboration leads to new forms of self-expression and to the things that move you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/invariably-collaboration-leads-to-new-forms-of-self-expression-and-to/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [I think, back in the '80s when I was having hits all the time, I took it for granted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-think-back-in-the-80s-when-i-was-having-hits-all-the-time-i-took-it/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [Singing duets is instinctive, intuitive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/singing-duets-is-instinctive-intuitive/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [I've often said to young songwriters when they want to write with me, 'Let's take a stab at ten songs, and we might get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-ve-often-said-to-young-songwriters-when-they-want-to-write-with-me/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [So much of inspiration comes from collaboration with other musicians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/so-much-of-inspiration-comes-from-collaboration-with-other-musicians/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [For the most part, this record is autobiographical. At some point, the story of 'The Houston Kid' takes my experiences from 6 to 15…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/for-the-most-part-this-record-is-autobiographical-at-some-point-the/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [I cannot say I'm a poet. That's for someone when they take in consideration where they can bestow 'poet' on. I can't do it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-cannot-say-i-m-a-poet-that-s-for-someone-when-they-take-in/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [Pain comes like the weather, but joy is a choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/pain-comes-like-the-weather-but-joy-is-a-choice/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

> [When I go back to seek inspiration - whether it be from Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, the Beatles, Hank Williams, Ray Charles or Bob…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/when-i-go-back-to-seek-inspiration-whether-it-be-from-chuck-berry/)

[Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/)

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