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… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
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 opposed to for myself. When it comes to lyrics, I tend to want to give them… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
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… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
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… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
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… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
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… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
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… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
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,… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
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… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
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… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
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… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
I think my strength is in shaping a song - you know, making it feel like it reaches its peaks and valleys, and ends… — Gary Louris Copy Share Image
